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Do we think that Poland offering fighter jets will kick off ww3? As if Poland is attacked then NATO as a whole will need to get involved.
Sorry if I’m selfish, but I really hope it doesn’t come to that 
No.
Putin has his hands full.
More likely to see a forced accident at a nuclear plant imho, if its going that way.
That way it can be blamed on west.
I definitely don't subscribe to Putin being mad. He is clever, but he can only be as clever as the intelligence he gets.
There is a risk of miscalculation over nukes, but i also think those actually in charge of nukes are more cautious (and are in touch with the Americans - don't know about the French actually).
Putin is this morning threatening to turn off Nordstream 1. Johnson has, rightly, said it cannot be just switched off overnight.
Putin is looking for absolutely anything he can get leverage with or create fear with. Nukes remain weapon of last resort even for him, and are exceptionally hit risk, which even he understands. Do you think he wants to give up his power to live out the rest of his days in a bunker? Cos I don't.
It only becomes a tangible threat if Putin's position / life becomes very at risk and he feels there is no other way out. I don't see him as the bullet in the head kind of guy either. I don't think that will happen (and even if it does, you are likely to be seeing the army turn on him as part of that).
The Nordstream threats are also difficult for Putin as its one of the few guaranteed sources of income he now has. Its more likely to score political points in Europe than a crisis as such.
Theres talk today of reopening the British gas fields. A few were coming to the end of life and decommissioning was about to happen. I suspect we will see something of a reversal on this. Johnson is supposed to be releasing a new strategy on energy in the wake of the crisis. Ironically he had wanted to go for net zero which was facing massive internal Tory Party opposition and was propably about to be ditched completely. But the crisis is forcing a complete rethink. The UK has stalled on building more nuclear power in recent years (in part over fears of chinese investment which was quite right). I think thats going to shoot up the agenda and priorities. If we can manage to address some of these energy issues, I do think that puts us in a much stronger position as a country. Its ironic its taken such a crisis though. I'm expecting a fair amount on this to be talked about rapidly.
It is definitely part of a wider strategic plan with Ukraine as if we don't get on top of this rapidly, an energy crunch will affect public support over the conflict. Now is the high point, but as things drag on thats really going to get tested further down the line (Putin fully aware of this, hence threats today).
The UK seems to be taking this seriously, but talk and action are different things...