Watching Putin's attack on Ukraine play out, I am struck by the thought that Putin learned the lesson from the wrong Afghanistan war. And he has also vastly misunderstood post-Zelenskiy Ukraine. 1/?
1/9 Like everyone else, I’ve been wondering “Aren’t the downsides for Putin bigger than the upside, is he crazy?” This is a rare aspect of the news where I have special experience that makes me feel like speaking up. Tl;dr: He’s poorly-informed about reality.