[A strike]

Your implication/suggestion that Ukraine was a ‘target’/simple takeover is stupid.

[adorno]

Your implication/suggestion that Ukraine was a ‘target’/simple takeover is stupid.

Well, Putin certainly thought that Ukraine would be a simple and takeover target, so, it looks like you're the one with the simple-minded stupid belief. Putin is smart, but he makes very stupid decisions, and if he listened to you, he would still make very stupid decisions. Ukraine has fought hard, and that's not something that crossed Putin's mind before he decided to invade.