Putin on his readiness to go to the end (meaning something like going the whole hog):

Putin on his readiness to go to the end (meaning something like “going the whole hog“): “They [in the West] say that they want to achieve the strategic defeat of Russia on the battlefield. What does this mean for Russia? For Russia, this means the end of its statehood. This means the end of the thousand-year history of the Russian state. I think this is clear to everyone. And then the question arises: why should we be afraid? Isn't it better for us to go to the end? This is elementary formal logic.” Source: Russian Head