The finger poke is a matter of interpretation. Russia, collectively, is a “dark triad” narcissist. This very negative type can’t handle rejection. Thats the actual “poke”.
You see the problem is that Russia wants its own sphere of influence and we have declared that spheres of influence don't exist - because the globe is the sphere of influence of the global elite - and so Russia must be dismembered by the globalists and absorbed into the grand global scheme.
Putin's response is that he will destroy the world before that is going to happen.
Your response is that Putin is a thug. Ok. So we all die.