Having studied Russia’s political and military decisions, I noticed that Putin is playing tit-for-tat, while the NATO allies are acting like a suicidal kamikaze pilot.
Putin’s authoritarian strategy is beating the West’s hysterical, often wasteful beating about the bush. The West just wants Russia destroyed at all cost, whereas Putin is still looking for mutual benefits. For example, as of today, Russia is still sending ships full of liquid natural gas to the ports of The Netherlands, France, Spain, and Belgium, and has even managed to sell oil to the USA despite the embargo.
