Once again, an authoritarian leader, high on his own supply, thinks that he can launch a Short, Victorious War and appear the Conquering Hero to his people at home and the Powerful Adversary to his enemies abroad.

PROTIP: It's never a Short, Victorious War. It's a quagmire. It's always a quagmire. And if your Wagner Group mercenaries find Zelenskiy, you'll create a martyr where you've already created a hero.