When I was around 13 or 14 a stray cat found its way into our home and I rushed towards it to get it out.
Fearful, the cat mistakenly rushed into the tiny bathroom and I foolishly went right after it only for the cat to jump up towards me and go for my eyes!
In the nick of time I turned my head to one side and ended up with a nasty scratch on my cheek, the cat rebounding off me and out the quickest exit it could find, and I later needing a tetanus shot!
Lesson learned… never corner a fearful animal armed with teeth and claws!
This analogy could easily be applied to the shortsighted West attempting to corner a superpower like Russia… do so at the world’s peril!
If you push them hard enough they WILL go nuclear, and the stage at which they consider themselves “pushed” may be a lot sooner than you anticipated!
I don’t care how many names you may be using to describe Russia’s Putin… whether it’s “ruthless”, “madman”, “psychopath”, “crazy guy” or anything else… because that’s so much more reason for you NOT to antagonize them!
So don’t look surprised and point the finger when they *DO* launch, but act responsibly NOW to prevent it.