He knowingly martyred himself. Martyrs can sometimes effect massive change. I wouldn’t have done the same, and clearly, neither would you. But it doesn’t make his decision dim.
Real life is far more nuanced than your pedestrian analysis.
So it would’ve been better to escape to the west and have all his work and ambitions for his country thrown into the toilet because he handed the “I’m just a puppet in the west” gift to Putin. That’s more of a Yanukovych thing.
He knowingly martyred himself. Martyrs can sometimes effect massive change. I wouldn’t have done the same, and clearly, neither would you. But it doesn’t make his decision dim.
Real life is far more nuanced than your pedestrian analysis.
And if the tides turn, the population will see him as someone who doesn’t shy away from danger.
Yeah, get a car, op!
He had a dry run with the attempt on his life. He knew nothing would come of it. That the rest of the world would do nothing.
Hell Russia has since pushed the boundaries much further with no recourse.
I can respect that he’s principled and still recognize the total lack of forethought in the move.
So it would’ve been better to escape to the west and have all his work and ambitions for his country thrown into the toilet because he handed the “I’m just a puppet in the west” gift to Putin. That’s more of a Yanukovych thing.