A panicked Empire tries to make Russia an 'offer it can't refuse' -- Sott.net
Realizing NATO's war with Russia will likely end unfavorably, the US is test-driving an exit offer. But why should Moscow take indirect proposals seriously, especially on the eve of its new military advance and while it is in the winning seat?...
Not that I doubt They will keep trying to escalate, but I find it a real indication that They are backed into a corner and are simply taking the only available option, no matter how pointless.
Ukraine was the largest, most combat-ready military in NATO (just not formally). They're getting down to retirees and teens, with ladies up next. The other NATO militaries are a joke. They've just been letting the US pick up the bill for decades, never worried about actually fighting.
The US would be an exception, but all the strength is outside Europe. The RF has A++ anti-ship and air defense, so it's hard to see how much of that even survives intact to the battlefield.
Escalation makes no sense. They've lost and will continue to lose. It all just keeps driving the rest of the world not already under full hegemony farther away. I suppose for Them it's like Bluto says in "Animal House": "Nothing's over until we decide it is."