Russian forces continue to be limited to skirmishes inside small towns while the West prepares a new Ukrainian army.

Is the cause of this Kremlin blunder mindlessness or, as some patriotic Russian nationalists say, hollowed-out Russian military infrastructure resulting from cost-saving measures. Again, where is the Russian Army? Is there one?

If there is not, the situation can quickly explode into nuclear war. The West should cease its provocations before it is too late.