"many nato Countries could launch direct attacks into main Russian cities, but something politically keeps this from happening"
Like fear of 6000 nukes? Nothing was stopping them from attacking Serbian cities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthashastra
https://jrnyquist.blog/
Il Principe, by Macchiavelli
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"many nato Countries could launch direct attacks into main Russian cities, but something politically keeps this from happening"
Like fear of 6000 nukes? Nothing was stopping them from attacking Serbian cities.