Ukraine is perfectly invadeable without the Crimean Bridge. Syria is no less likely to flair up now than it was then. Belarus was never going to oppose Russia

Ukraine is perfectly invadeable without the Crimean Bridge. Syria is no less likely to flair up now than it was then. Belarus was never going to oppose Russia on this. Covid is not severe enough to impact military readiness. This is all cope. If Putin had a puppet in the White house he would have invaded. The US could block all NATO support. No one in Europe is going to against the US on military matters. This is the biggest advantage he could possibly have.