THE NIGHTMARE

Things weren’t going as planned for “Vovka,” President Vladimir Putin. Despite his armed forces having marshaled what he thought were overwhelming forces of tanks, armored personnel carriers, air power and troops invading Ukraine from three sides, the valiant Ukrainian army was putting up an effective, inspired fight. And the Russian troops, tired from weeks of seemingly endless staging in Belarus, Crimea, and western Russia, were becoming depressed. And in a few cases, even refusing to fight. And now the streets of Moscow, St. Petersburg and throughout Russia were filling with anti-war demons...