Donald Trump has claimed Ukraine gave Vladimir Putin “a reason to go in and bomb the hell” out of the beleaguered country this week.After enduring more than three years of Russian bombings, an invasion and the occupation of 18% of its territory,

Following a “worst week of the war” for Russia—marked by Ukraine’s devastating “Operation Spiderweb” drone strike on bomber bases, an attack on the Kerch Bridge, and other infrastructure collapses—Vladimir Putin faces a dilemma on how to retaliate.