ok, chill out.
world war three didn't start a few weeks ago. world war three started some time in the 90s. it's just easier if you don't know about it.
vladimir putin is a known known, and the truth is that he's a pansy. maybe that's what the macho bullshit exterior is about.
or, at least that's what the americans are counting on, in their attempt to distract him. the goal is syria, and then iran. putin's become an annoyance. maybe he wouldn't be so annoying if he had some problems in his own backyard to worry about.
chechens are notoriously untrustworthy. you gotta bribe 'em over and over. and, in the end, they don't actually give a fuck. but, missile bases in ukraine is enough to get putin to shit in his pants.
you can hear bits of this policy of asserting hegemony with a pair of iron balls in the western media. kerry called russia weak. that's hyperbolic, but he's right. the americans wouldn't be as aggressive, otherwise.
...and they wouldn't be as aggressive if russia was governed by somebody who isn't a pansy.
so, stop worrying about a war. it's not going to happen. putin will give the west what it wants, because he doesn't have the stomach to give the orders.
that's the sick, twisted truth. the americans will squeeze every last drop out. slowly. c'mon, now vlad - they've got you pinned. say uncle.
checkmate in five.