[BroJoeK]

"He does not need to be goaded or provoked, he’s just doing what his nature and predicament dictate.
His actions are to be expected, tied up or not, he lies doggo, until at some point, he acts."

Wow!

Perfectly well said!

I have described that as "provoked by weakness", implying, as Trump says, that strong western leadership could have kept Vlad within the confines of Russia's borders.

Possibly there are better terms to describe it, because it's far from unique to Russia and Ukraine.

[PIF]

DJT is merely delaying the inevitable. They will attack, unless they have a political revolt and somehow face reality undergoing a miracle and becoming peaceful. That of course would be an Act of God.

Best outcome would be a complete dissolution of Moscovia into its separate parts becoming independent countries on their own: