Russia Wants to Mobilize Half a Million Men. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Everybody knows about Vladimir Putin's big red button, the one that he absolutely must not press or else he might end the world. But right next to the nuclear launch switch on Vladimir Putin's desk, there's another red button that Putin's been very nervous to activate.

On the one hand, he does, then Russia might win the war in Ukraine, sweeping in from all directions and finally crushing Kiev under Putin's boots.

On the other hand, instead of destroying Ukraine, there's a very good chance that this big red button will destroy Russia. It'll turn the country's elite against Putin for good, prompt a massive public revolt, and ensure that Putin ends his presidency, or possibly even his life, by going the same way as the Tsar of old.