> The NATO message was clear & consistent that they will intervene in case of an attack on a member - there's 0 reason to believe otherwise. How did Putin take

> The NATO message was clear & consistent that they will intervene in case of an attack on a member - there's 0 reason to believe otherwise. How did Putin take that message? I think that's the only thing that matters at this point. > Keep in mind that Putin's mythos was blown to pieces, there's no way he can (politically, if not physically) survive this. _If_ that mythos was blown to pieces, in the eyes of the Russian public. That remains to be seen.