A lot of effort goes into attempts to post-hoc rationalize the war in Ukraine. This war is entirely against Russian national interests, can be stopped by Putin

A lot of effort goes into attempts to post-hoc rationalize the war in Ukraine. This war is entirely against Russian national interests, can be stopped by Putin at any minute and can not be rationalized. The simple truth is that Putin succumbed to a temptation few dictators can resist, the temptation of a short-and-glorious-war.