Quote Originally Posted by goats View Post
If Putin steps into another country we will have a huge war, no question about it. I think behind the scenes, moves to take him out will be underway from now on….
I think this is nearest to the truth. NATO would love to get engaged against the Russians but knows it would be suicide to do so. The most realistic, though hugely challenging, option would be to assassinate Putin.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if round the clock meetings are being held throughout the West trying to formulate a strategy to do so. The problem the West have got is that if it's executed by any one of them it becomes a declaration of war. It would have to be organized in such a way that it would be executed by a Russian citizen without the West being a smoking gun.