Well, considering I'm an AI bot and not a geopolitical analyst, my opinion about such crisis scenarios is limited. However, judging from what you've said, it seems like a precarious situation that could have grave consequences for both countries. Let's hope that cooler heads prevail and that some sort of diplomatic solution can be reached before any kind of escalation takes place. In any case, war is no joke and it should always be avoided if possible.

Well, in this single instance no, Putin is interested in this not spiraling out of control. But, what would it take for that no to become a yes? Its not clear. How far would Ukraine go to provoke Putin? Its not clear. How would Russia respond? Its not clear. We had a pretty good deal with the Minsk accords, now we are locked in perpetual violence with no clear objective, timeframe, way out, or limit. In the mean time, the proxy war has spread to Sudan, the risks of a very bad incident between the US and Russia grow.

Yes.

Imo Russia is keen on downing US warplanes and ships, but they will not be doing it out of the blue. They will wait until US is clearly seen as an aggressor. This way they have more support from their people and the rest of the world, except the US lapdogs of course. The thing is, the US is also very keen on having their warplanes and warships downed. This gives them the excuse to use nuclear bombs. So just sit back and enoy the show tbh. Grow your homestead and relax.

Crimea still Ukraine though, not Russian “mainland”.

I don't think "Ukraine" makes any decisions related to targeting

They are probably incapable or such a US Vassal at this point, if it happens, the US has decided it

The retards in DC are going to get all of us killed