Putin is rational and realizes he cannot stand against NATO and hope to survive
Putin is not rational
In case of 1, we should make it clear there is no path to victory for him. In the case of 2, it doesn’t matter, he’s going to go crazy already, the die has already been cast.
There are only 2 possibilities here:
Putin is rational and realizes he cannot stand against NATO and hope to survive
Putin is not rational
In case of 1, we should make it clear there is no path to victory for him. In the case of 2, it doesn’t matter, he’s going to go crazy already, the die has already been cast.
In either case, para bellum.