> The only potential caveat is if Russia uses nukes
That's a ridiculously huge caveat - especially since the guy in charge appears to be unstable and has already threatened to use them. Triggering Putin would potentially be condemning hundreds of millions of people to death.
> It means nothing to keyboard warriors here. (entire comment)
This kind of insult (you're referring to me, but have probably misconstrued what I said) is not OK on HN. There is no intellectual content at all in what you said.
...the sources said Macron had been struck by how different Putin was to the man he had met in his summer residence on the French Riviera three years ago.
That's a ridiculously huge caveat - especially since the guy in charge appears to be unstable and has already threatened to use them. Triggering Putin would potentially be condemning hundreds of millions of people to death.