The Saker on Putin's “what need would we have a world if there is no Russia?” [RUS] [WAR]

Classic Saker - poignant, succinct in this case, and a simple and apt analogy. Can the West put itself in Russia's shoes? https://russia-insider.com/en/tread-russia-your-peril/ri22815?ct=t(Russia_Insider_Daily_Headlines11_21_2014)&mc_cid=e57aa97f8e&mc_eid=5110f4b440 Tread on Russia at Your Peril