James Clapper said...

He has a grievance eating at him for about 20 years and has made a decision, I think, to try to redraw the national secu...

I think Putin's mind is made up. And he might improvise as he goes he I think he would do he would do that anyway.

This is not a trivial undertaking and it's not something that can be done on a part-time basis.

Putin is committed to conquering, if he can, which I think will be impossible, all of Ukraine.