NOTHING MUCH REALLY USABLE ACTUALLY STANDS BETWEEN PUTIN AND THE ENGLISH CHANNEL

You can kid yourself. He knows. Mary Poppins, not really practical.

The truth is, probaby, he doesn't want to bother with it.

Who can blame him? A lot of headaches would follow.

China might meanwhile even encroach further into East Russia, etc., two fronts; Muslims head north, three fronts, blah blah.

Maybe I am wrong. Not that far.