He has attacked Ukraine to gain a sea port and farm land. Oddly, the people he is killing look just like him. The people he is making deals with; the Chinese and the Muslims do not look like him but worse the moment they can attack him. They will destroy him and end the existence of Russia. The enemies Putin has all look like him. Putin declared enemies are the Europeans and Americans. 

His declared enemies have a genetic link to Putin and would like to team with him against all the other threats in the world. Yet Putin only sees what is in the immediate gain not long term for Russia and the Russian people, just his personal evil shallow dictates. Unless he changes his view he along with the other dictators will be tossed in the same trash heap of history.. 

So if Putin aligned himself with Europe and the Americans he would not need to destroy Ukraine to use the land he could just sign a contract, get better roads developed and get access to seaports. The goodwill between Russia and Ukraine, Russia and Europe, Russia and America would make him far wealthier than he is capable of imagining because he can’t see beyond evil colored glasses. 

The Chinese and Iran are so happy to be using Putin to do their dirty work. The more of his kind he kills the more they love it. Sun Tzu, Never interfere with an enemy in the process of destroying himself. So Chinese and Muslims laugh while Putin destroys their enemy knowing in the long term he is destroying his allies for future Russian survival. 

Like other evil dictators Putin will never learn that if he wants to be truly great he must give his people freedom, individual rights, and property ownership so as the country economically rises so will his greatness and historical significance. He will not be exiled to the trash heap but notarized as the greatest Russian leader. So as smart as he is he really is a dump shit hurting his own prospects and mankind only to usher in the Dark Ages II.