But Putin also fights back the bigger empire that threatens his country land security.
Right. Ukraine "threatens" Putin because it
might join NATO, so let's occupy Ukraine and have a new border with four
actual NATO countries. Hmmm... there are more "threats" now. Gotta occupy them too.
Putin the little snowflake will not feel "safe" until he owns all of Europe. Even then, there is the US just across the pond...