>>400172
The most accurate description of Putin's nature is this: Prudent. He was always prepared and focused. He's very disciplined. He knew what he wanted. And he's very organized.
He spent nine years planning to unleash the Russian-Georgian war of 2008. There is no one like him in the free world who would spend so much time preparing for anything, leaving aside the fact that most Western politicians never stay in power for so long.
When it came to the war against Ukraine, Putin had been planning it since at least 2003. It took 19 years between the crisis in Tuzla and the full-scale invasion in 2022. Who else could have spent 19 years preparing for an attack?
This shows who he is: prudent, organized, detail-oriented, disciplined, and patient. He is not an average politician who can change his strategy every few weeks or months.