Philip C James<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Deembe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Deembe</span></a></span> </p><p>Concur. Tho for 'Russia' read 'Putin.' It is his deluded take on the Russian Empire (and his place as its Tzar) that has cost the lives of so many, Ukrainians and Russians alike.</p><p>Regrettably, having raised the stakes so high, it is unlikely Vladimir will back down - for the Man In The High Castle, the only exit is often via a High Window.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GRUWetWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GRUWetWork</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SlavaUkrayini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlavaUkrayini</span></a></p>