I agree. Stuff like this was coming, only a matter of time (not that I predicted the timing, for sure). Ukraine war is the only thing that kinda surprised me.

I agree. Stuff like this was coming, only a matter of time (not that I predicted the timing, for sure). Ukraine war is the only thing that kinda surprised me. But given that so many people expected Russia to trounce Ukraine in an invasion, maybe it makes sense that Putin saw an opening.