nostr:npub15xw7fn6n305n3psqkd067x952ywhprdc62xx06485z82rn7kyu6s7r9rkt i sort of have issues with with your second option. As far as them ex Soviet operatives like Putin go, it's not weak nor desperate at all. The way they see it (if that's what happened), they're sending a message that if you go against the head honcho or you even appear to do that, you will be taken out no matter the cost. You can't hide behind bystanders, everyone knows that hanging out with you is risky business and all that jazz. That's how they operate.