I can say the same with the DPRK (unrelated, I know, but hear me out). I saw an article pop up the other day talking about how Kim Yo Jong was criticizing the USA for putting a nuclear sub off the coast of ROK and so the DPRK showed off a new uranium enrichment facility and a new missile capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to where the sub is currently stationed. The article made this seem like an absolutely insane move. Given the history of countries who gave up nukes in the past (Libya as an example) suddenly being regime changed after, I’d say that they’re taking a very rational approach at keeping the USA from messing with them. Now to the whole point of that, Russia has learned well from the DPRK and appears to be using their playbook to call out the American imperialist empire for the paper tiger it is.

I would have handed hezb s400s by now if I was Putin.