They have Nukes. How do you want to “Deal with them once and for all” ?
Economic Sanctions? We are already doing it
Direct Attack on their own territory (not Ukraine)? Seems Like a stupid Idea
Supporting Independence Movements through our Secret Services? Could Work, but you have to be careful, that No nutjobs in the newer smaller States end Up with the Nukes. I mean that’s what He is doing, but explicitly supporting the Nutjobs
Doing a Hitjob on Putler? Same Risks AS the last point
I’d say the second step is to once and for all deal with the Russian thread. If Russia dies (metaphorically), the populists in the EU die with it.
They have Nukes. How do you want to “Deal with them once and for all” ?
Economic Sanctions? We are already doing it Direct Attack on their own territory (not Ukraine)? Seems Like a stupid Idea
Supporting Independence Movements through our Secret Services? Could Work, but you have to be careful, that No nutjobs in the newer smaller States end Up with the Nukes. I mean that’s what He is doing, but explicitly supporting the Nutjobs
Doing a Hitjob on Putler? Same Risks AS the last point
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They have an Automatic system which launches Nukes If you flatten Moscow. That’s a very stupid idea
Just go full in on the occupied territories
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Hand
That requires Dead Hand to be in working order. But have you looked at the state of the Russian arsenal?
Are you willing to Test it?
I’m aware of dead hand. It’s like the Sampson option in Israel. But I’m pretty sure NATO has some form of icbm defence system. No guts no glory!