Putin can see that the west is afraid to challenge him, for fear of nukes. He will kill all Ukrainians who oppose him, in order to capture Ukraine. He will replace them with Russians, thereby greatly increasing the wealth of Russia. (Ukraine is highly productive in agriculture, minerals, and many other things.) Putin is a thoroughly evil man, and he does not care how many Russians and Ukrainians die in this project.
As soon as Ukraine is digested, he will go after Georgia. China, seeing the impotence of the west, will capture Taiwan, and continue to destroy the culture of Xinjiang.
Meanwhile, the slow process of climate change is not being effectively addressed. This means that our children and grandchildren will have a double crummy planet to live on, both physically uncomfortable, and authoritarian.
