The sanctions are the start of it, sanctions and a protracted guerrilla war which will sap Russian morale never to attempt this again, can you ever remember the last time nearly the whole World was united like this?
Even China doesnât seem particularly up for it in their comments, Russia slowing the internet, restricting facebook, twitter and banning the word invasion, large protests inside Russia and even bigger outside from places with questionable human rights records such as Azerbaijan.
I bet if Putin could turn the clock back he would, he canât and the best he can do and should do if get his men out of Ukraine and Georgia (that will erupt soon as Georgians will see quite rightly their chance to throw off their oppressor) and get to the table and negotiate a peace and Russia accepting a nations right to determine their own future.
There is the irony, why is he invading?
He doesnât view it as a country and he wants to return it to the Soviet days, a relic, a dinosaur and he will lose but sadly so will the Russians and Ukrainians.