[motherwifenurseandnanny] putin is losing this war on the military side and i think is going through an afghanistan of the 1980s .with help from nato putin has been given a bloody nose. he is rather in a difficult position of his doing rather dug himself a rather deep hole. he knows he cannot withdraw his troops because of personal pride and arrogance . if doing so this would make him look weak in his own country with those pro invasion and on the world stage