Also, with respect to Putin's General Staff - the people who would actually execute his command - it is a certainty that the US and NATO have extremely detailed dossiers on each of those commanders, and have a damn good idea exactly what it would take for each of them to actually proceed with the command.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is a take-him-down operative very close to each and every one of them (or at least the most concerning ones).
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