So what your saying is Putin fell for the neocon bait, and the plan was for Russia to invade Ukraine and lose so badly that Putin would be at best ousted
Solid theory there I must admit
Oh come on. Everybody knows that Joe Biden is such a genius at manipulation that he has tricked Putin into invading Ukraine. Without the evil genius of people like Joe Biden and maybe his sidekicks Victoria Nuland, Hunter Biden, and Alexander Vindman, Putin would never have thought of invading Ukraine and destroying his credibility on the world stage.
But the "neocons" are so much smarter than Putin that they tricked Putin into invading Ukraine.