What will Russia achieve with a bloody invasion into Ukraine?

From Ukraine to the Olympics, is there any place in the world where Russia does not cause adverse outcomes?

Frequent nuclear accidents that cause air pollution that reaches the scandinavian countries to the point of monitoring the wind that comes from Russia to determine the level of radiation it contains.

Methane holes that look like their reach into hell itself and spew tonnes and tonnes of methane into the air and all unabated in any way. At least when the Saudis had a methane hole leaking to the surface of Earth, they closed it.

The famous ballet is still performing well:

The Bolshoi Ballet is back! (click here) Lincoln Theater is bringing three spectacular ballets, captured live in Moscow, right to our community living room here in the heart of Damariscotta. Bolshoi Ballet, the legendary Russian company, offers dance lovers the opportunity to experience their most iconic shows on the big screen, and is kicking off 2022 with George Balanchine’s sparkling “Jewels,” which will screen for one showing only at Lincoln Theater Saturday, Feb. 19 at 1 p.m.

February 15, 2022
By Sean Lyngaas and Tim Lister

A cyberattack hit the websites of Ukraine's defense ministry and armed forces, (click here) and the websites of two Ukrainian banks on Tuesday, according to Ukrainian government agencies' statements.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the hacking incident. "It's too early to attribute" responsibility, Victor Zhora, a deputy chairman at the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP) -- who is investigating the incident -- told CNN.

The incident comes as Russia has massed an estimated 150,000 troops close to Ukraine's border, according to United States President Joe Biden, and as US officials warn that a fresh Russian invasion could come at any time. Russia has denied it is planning to invade Ukraine.

SSSCIP identified the incident as a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which floods a website with phony traffic to disrupt access to it. DDoS attacks are relatively cheap and easy to carry out. While they can be disruptive, they do not necessarily require sophistication....

If cyber attacks is the new bomb Russia drops in the name of war, can war be that bad anymore?

This is the year 2022. We have enormous problems and none are reconstructing the Soviet Union. There are issues of virus and climate that are a huge burden. They both need to be addressed and adding a war in the way of enormous human suffering is not really on the agenda of global efforts of peace.

Russia has it wrong. Putin never accepted the fact that the Soviet Union fell of it's own weight. When it occurred The West stood by and waited for everyone to recover from the implosion of a superpower. It was a peaceful transition of a failed state. 

Russia and China are recognized as communist governments. No one is rushing to end communism, in case they didn't notice. The Cold War is over and it should stay over. If Vladimir Putin needs an old style politic of hate and pushing the envelope of war, NO ONE ELSE WANTS IT, except the communists. So, Russia needs to keep their politics of oppression and hate within it's borders and I guarantee it that no one will try to change it. Except. The Russian people themselves. That is the real enemy to Putin. Internal disharmony of a Russian president that seeks only stable states of government.

If the Russian people want free and fair elections they should have them. If the USA wants free and fair elections they should have them. If Somalia can contain the brink of civil war, then I would think Ukraine should be able to be given a chance to do the same. 

No one wants this invasion into Ukraine. It makes no sense to anyone, except, Putin and the communists. That should be an awakening in Russia to the fact, they are the only ones struggling with the idea of better quality of life. The Ukrainians already have it.