Obama will play the old lady with a handbag defence. Get Russia to overstep then teach the departed him a lesson his children will read in new world history books. Unfortunately, it may seem that America is asking for conflict to grow real democracies. So what is wrong with that. Putin thinks it's all about timing. No it's not its about historical traps and one is set for him and Russia right now.
Short sighted thinking by Putin is well off the mark of a great leader. Putin is clearly practicing to be an ass of the first kind.
Russians themselves will tire of Putin's machismo which resembles that of the defunct Mussolini.