Russian tech might or might not be as superior as you're afraid of - My money would say the S-400 might be, but the EMP is nonsense - but in the long run, Russia would be a medium-poor country with ~150 million people trying to face off against, 1, the EU as a whole (and your scenario would get them on the same page), with ~500 million people and, on average, more money and industry per capita, and 2, the US, with 320 million people and, um, enough cash. There's no way Russian tech is that good. Even in the best-case scenario for a conventional war with Russia, they'd be in the same position as the Japanese at the start of WW2 - running wild for six months, and then.
And you can bet Putin knows it.
And then, of course, there's the nuclear brinksmanship game, and nobody wins that one. You can bet Putin knows that, too, even if The Bigot doesn't.
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."
And you can bet Putin knows it.
And then, of course, there's the nuclear brinksmanship game, and nobody wins that one. You can bet Putin knows that, too, even if The Bigot doesn't.
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"V, did you do something foolish?"
"Yes, and it was glorious."