Putin has been reckless.
Not in my book. Meticulous is the word I would use. Just look at how he eventually solved the Grozny problem.
Apparently Cossacks fired the missile that just closed the airspace over Eastern Ukraine.
Not admiring them at all, just letting you know what could be coming down the pike.
And the bottom line is the US cannot act like Reagan, when it has walked away from Reagan.