I'm getting real tired of your shit, Vlad

because if said putin dies said missiles go up up and down down to everywhere
but hey that could be a lie

Unless said missiles are set to go off when Putin's heart stops beating like the Russian prick from Snow Crash, his minions will be even more elated than us when he dies. Unless they like their economy being driven to ruin and their country turned into a global pariah.

And if liquidating the wicked witch of the eastern bloc automatically triggers the launch of all their nukes, then that eventuality is a foregone conclusion that we're STILL better off resolving before the entirety of Ukraine is a smouldering crater.

If I came home to someone raping my mom with a gun to my dad's head and threatening to kill them if I tried to interfere, I'd take a page out of Kaiser Soze's playbook and lean into the violence instead of away from it. If people are going to die, they damn sure aren't all going to be on my side of the fence. But I have trouble believing anything told to me by active terrorists isn't a lie.

jesus f**k dude that's a bit of a stretch

Fair enough. My point is just that whenever a supervillain tries to use "blabidy blah or I'll x" as leverage, it's a safe bet that they're going to x regardless. Historically the policy of appeasement hasn't played out well for those doing the appeasing. The instant a situation is identified as no-win, the best course of action is to strap on the waders and go for the smallest loss possible. In this case, "x" the problem at its source as expediently as possible. The longer the delay, the larger the overall body count.

bro you need some help

Well, I am a product of my environment so...duh.

Famous last words, but yes. >:-}