So you can read minds? Specifically Putin’s?
His past actions over decades tells a tale that should not be dismissed. Ruthless would be an understatement.
Putin’s aggressive behavior that we’re seeing now is cause for caution, but a signal that this country needs to change its focus dramatically.
If he wants to continue, then everyone needs to stand united against that aggression and declare an ultimatum. Be prepared to follow through with that ultimatum, as I believe Putin is prepared to follow through with his threats.
We don’t know what his true motives are nor his goals. Believing he is bluffing and is concerned with “casualties” is a serious gamble.
His actions have already woken many fears upon the complacent, and now most of the world is doing whatever they can to punish Russia for their actions, short of triggering a direct conflict. Everyone is trying to avoid nukes flying. That’s not fear, it’s attempting to save life on this planet from extinction.
Who knows, Putin may have secretly built the doomsday ship they once rejected that would sail the seas waiting for the day it lost communication with home and would automatically detonate. Loaded with enough radioactive material to sterilize the planet. If the USSR was destroyed, then there was to be this final revenge.
Fools rush in. Analyze and prepare. The world is changing dramatically right now.