desentizised

While that is a funny remark, it also carries great truth within. I think the era of Nazi Germany has contributed a lot to these traits we now refer to as typically German.

Only people who read many of OP's comments here understand the relevance.

Will wristband-accessories have the possibility to draw power from the watch to expand functionality beyond what the Pebble itself can do?

Guess you kind of have to leave that one at the door once you've served in a war.

But I don't think you can talk about Brexit without Nigel Farage and you can't talk about Trump without James Comey's 28 OCT announcement.

You absolutely can't, I'm not trying to say it was all just Putin fwiw.

I never used the word "respect" about Russia's military.

You did not.

(note my eyeroll)

heh

another attack against Ukraine without much heavy lifting

How so? This is my point. The last 365 days were nothing but heavy lifting at all it got Putin was a pariah status and an ass full of sanctions.

without even involving the military

I mean sure but do you see Ukrainians ever falling for that again? They were literal "brother-states" before. This term I just can't see coming back within our lifetimes. All parties with Russian ties have essentially been dissolved through martial law.

Will this need to be addressed through some peacekeeping presence and armistice

I mean if you want my take (especially asking this in the direction of a US-based journalist) I think NATO accession would be the ultimate deterrent, but anything besides that would just be asking for more of the same especially if the US are the ones leading the charge.

So, if you're certain that Russia is going to lose its territorial integrity, or perhaps implode, to the level that they are no longer a threat to Ukraine, the question arises, why haven't they yet?

First of all I didn't say I was certain. I said they probably won't be so lucky as to survive this ordeal "intact" basically. I'm not even thinking about the dynamic of them being a threat to Ukraine in the future in that regard. I just feel with all the remote minorities being disproportionately mobilized and Siberia for example starting an independence movement now, something's gotta give eventually. Just like it did after Chernobyl, Afghanistan and all that.