This is not the time to brand Vladimir Putin an ‘evil madman’

I skimmed through it, its a whole bunch of what about ism.

Besides that, he's a freaking monster and wanted by the ICC. I hlpe justice gets him before natural causes.

If only he were mad. Madmen sometimes decide to change directions 180° for no reason at all.

Non-madmen get desperate when they realize how badly they've fucked up. They attempt ever-greater follies trying to recover what they just recently lost.