No match for NATO if NATO takes a stand.
Like I said, Putin is bluffing and trying to see what he can do before the big boys react.
What’s his bluff? So far, the bluffs have come from “our” side. Actual physical military firepower and manpower is no guarantee of success, and that’s a lesson straight out of history.
NATO is out of US control; has been since the 1990s, thanks to Clinton with respect to the Bosnia debacle. There have been reports of an “understanding” between Germany and Russia since 2008 as well, so if nothing was done six years ago, nothing significant will be done at this juncture, that is until stronger leadership shows itself.