It's not about pride. Making this out to be a product of some mental deficiency of Putin's is **** juvenile. Jfk told the ussr that his red line was the 38th parallel. If Soviet missiles crossed that line it would be answered with nuclear war. Cuba is a hell of a lot further away from America than Ukraine is to Russia. Their demand wasn't unhinged, it wasn't based on Putin's erectile dysfunction or his cancer or his pride. It was a reasonable demand and we told him to go **** yourself.ScottMon » 08 Jun 2022, 12:58 pm » wrote: ↑ Putin has a record of being petty and narcisistic. His pride was wounded by Ukraine wanting to join NATO.