[rhinohunter]

That would be grave mistake

One has to wonder whether barky actually believes Putin will take his threat seriously, or if barky's threat is meant entirely for domestic consumption.

I'm thinking the latter.

[MarkL]

Didn't Barky assure Putin that after the the election, he'd be more "flexible," as in more submissive? Maybe this is just Barky keeping his promise, and hoping to help reestablish the Soviet Union, v2.0?

The problem will probably be those "pesky" Ukrainians, who I'm sure still have vivid memories of Stalin's Russia, and Stalin's murderous spree, as covered up by Walter Duranty.

Mark