Yeah but this eshay's off his face, so even though he'd smash you when he's sober, now's the chance to strike while the iron's hot and teach him to pull his head in.
Regarding Crimea, I think if 2022 stolen territory (i.e land bridge) is retaken, Crimea would fall anyway without a boot on the ground, now that the war has allowed Kerch Bridge to be a legitimate target. So rhetoric about it is I think irrelevant. Could be wrong though.
