So was this a trap? Lure the Russian army into a fight they can’t win in Ukraine to destroy the Putin regime?
This would have to have been developed in 2020 by the Trump admin. Makes sense as this is the sort of strategic genius that Trump excels at.
That's not Trump's style though. He is the most anti war president there is. His objective is always to make deals that are favorable to *him* (or the US), not engage in actual conflict, and he uses the threat of force only as a tool.