We might turn that equation around — what if Putin only intended to grab the Donbas, secure Crimea, sweep out some biological war labs and block NATO?
This scenario let’s Biden and EU and the Globalist come away claiming they saved Ukraine.
Win/win.
You have a point there, though if Putin had been able to easily sweep through Ukraine and assassinated Zelensky and other top Ukrainian leaders, then Putin would have grabbed all of Ukraine. Why would he not do this? He is a senile megalomaniac.