Some cognitive dissonance. Are we meant to believe Putin could influence the US presidential election, brexit vote etc, but he can only achieve his political objectives in Ukraine through invasion?
Influencing the outcome of democratic elections by a few points of a tipping point is hardly the same as influencing Ukraine to demilitarise and accept him as glorious eminence.
Some cognitive dissonance. Are we meant to believe Putin could influence the US presidential election, brexit vote etc, but he can only achieve his political objectives in Ukraine through invasion?