It could end with nukes much sooner. At the going rates of escalation. Nothing would surprise me.

Besides if it goes worse more proxies will flare.

If you think nukes are off the cards. Russia has that approval for use in the Ukraine. It might be a later resort.

Could Russia chance it, remains a bigger question. How would Nato react if nukes are deployed to a localised conflict? They are massively arming with their troops partially involved. In probabilty it escalates. But it has. Therefore further escalation remains inevitable.

Of course there are peace deals but these aren't favourable to either. What happens. Russia won't withdraw from the Crimea, and the Separatist republics. If pressed pulls the trigger. Ukraine won't ceed them either.

Reiterate what happens?

It could end with nukes much sooner. At the going rates of escalation. Nothing would surprise me.

Besides if it goes worse more proxies will flare.

If you think nukes are off the cards. Russia has that approval for use in the Ukraine. It might be later resort.

Could Russia chance it, remains a bigger question. How would Nato react if nukes are deployed to a localised conflict? They are massively arming with their troops partially involved. In probabilty it escalates. But it has. Therefore further escalation remains inevitable.

Of course there are peace deals but these aren't favourable to either. What happens. Russia won't withdraw, from Crimea and the Separatist republics. If pressed pulls the trigger. Ukraine won't ceed them either.

Reiterate what happens?

It could end with nukes much sooner. At the going rates of escalation. Nothing would surprise me.

Besides if it goes worse more proxies will flare.