... he may be tempted to risk a degree of escalation himself by, for example, interdicting western supplies before they arrive in Ukraine ...
I wouldn't be surprised to see this eventually. Iran has already (sort of) proven that retaliatory missile strikes on a NATO member doesn't trigger Article 5. Russia would arguably be retaliating if only supply routes were targeted.
Thankfully even most NATO psychopaths would prefer to not be atomized by nuclear hellfire. But I sure don’t want to rely on that desire as the only thing keeping me from being atomized by nuclear hellfire
I wouldn't be surprised to see this eventually. Iran has already (sort of) proven that retaliatory missile strikes on a NATO member doesn't trigger Article 5. Russia would arguably be retaliating if only supply routes were targeted.
Thankfully even most NATO psychopaths would prefer to not be atomized by nuclear hellfire. But I sure don’t want to rely on that desire as the only thing keeping me from being atomized by nuclear hellfire