nostr:npub16rsfuhv9vvn39cmrdg9s9qcq20lfqp4u8w35f8svm30dny345d7qhc2zfj The Russians consider NATO bases in the Ukraine an existential threat and they are willing to fight NATO, with nuclear weapons if necessary. If not for that U.S. troops would already be in the Ukraine.
The Russians have many good reasons to believe they could prevail.