Vlad is looking for Blood, not Vlad Tepes (Dracula) –Vlad the Impaler Former Voivode of Wallachia , but Vlad Putin. You see, NATO is breathing down his neck. Russia is seeking sweeping security measures and the guarantee that Ukraine will not be allowed to join the transatlantic NATO alliance.

Possible Putin options as he moves up the board are:

“He could blockade the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov,” Hoffman said, highlighting the 100,000 Russian troops Putin has stationed at the border with Ukraine. “He could launch a full-throttle assault on Kyiv, which we would obviously see. He could also use his Spetsnaz guys, special forces guys — and they’re inside Ukraine already — to topple this Zelensky government. That’s also an option.”