Russia is being sanctioned by every major country. The Ruble is down 40%+. Putin's reputation on the global stage is demolished.
Surely he knew there would be dire consequences to invading Ukraine, and he chose to do so anyway. So either he had damn good reason, or he is retarded. The MSM would have you think the latter.
He has baited the DS/MSM players into action when he knows that there is a UV spectrum camera running that will pick up the glowie trails that we have been warned to watch for...