Stop Asking What Putin Wants

Just stop!

Images from Wikipedia and Wikibahar modified by author

A scorpion wants to cross a river but cannot swim, so it asks a frog to carry it across. The frog is afraid of being stung but is reassured when the scorpion points out that stinging would drown them both. It climbs on the frog’s back, and the frog sets off. Halfway across the river, it gives the frog a mighty sting. As they both sink, the frog cries out, “Why?” And the scorpion replies…