- vis that the French and Brits had been thoroughly chastised and were pulling back from their latest "boil the frog" increments.
Considering the latest:

UK to expel Russian defence attache as sanctions escalate
Home secretary announces closure of Russian diplomatic premises after pattern of ‘malign activity’ in Britain and Europe

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/08/uk-to-expel-russian-defence-attache-as-sanctions-escalate

And:

EU reaches deal on using profits from Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine
10% of the windfall profits will fund non-lethal aid to assuage EU member states that do not wish to fund arms


https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/08/eu-reaches-deal-on-using-profits-from-russias-frozen-assets-for-ukraine


-That's hardly a slow down on the UK/ European provocative stupidity scale. Sloboda of course has long thought that Putin hasn't been aggressive enough in dealing with Western perfidity: he may have a point, but there again, the actual frogs being boiled at every raising of the temperature: the endless sanctions, seizures, Swift...the Wunderwaffen: Javelins, Switchblades,Patriots, Jaguars, Challengers, Abrams...glide bombs...ATACMs...etc
-appears to be the European/ UK species.

All this to prevent what Macron recently admitted would actually be a good idea: a neutral Ukraine...and yet no sign of any learning curve in sight...just repeatedly doubling down & expecting a different result.

The idea of sending Nato troops in to be targets in what has become a well oiled Russian killing machine: I think Mercouris recently mentioned 1500 casualties in one day is insanity...as likewise it is for the Ukrainians presently...surely they must see they are being played murderously and that the inevitability of Western policy is "Delenda est Ukraino"?

What's even more frightening is the idea that they keep this attitude up even after the inevitable Ukrainian collapse...shouting Yahboo to a Russian military that they have depleted themselves to shape into a proven killing machine would not be wise: but of course aquiring that particular trait seems to have entirely defeated western leaders.