On the other hand the price of not stopping the war could be even higher…
From the perspective of Putin, what could be more costly than a few million destitute veterans marching on his palace? Best bet is to neutralize that threat by burning up your country’s resources in an endless meat grinder. Maybe you’ll get lucky and coast your perma-war long enough to die an old man.
Delay crashing the plane for as long as possible and then slam it hard into the mountain to kill all the angry passengers before you parachute out.
From the perspective of Putin, what could be more costly than a few million destitute veterans marching on his palace? Best bet is to neutralize that threat by burning up your country’s resources in an endless meat grinder. Maybe you’ll get lucky and coast your perma-war long enough to die an old man.
Delay crashing the plane for as long as possible and then slam it hard into the mountain to kill all the angry passengers before you parachute out.