Vladimir Putin is weighing up how to respond after the US and NATO rejected his security demands around Ukraine, with Biden warning an attack is likely to come in February when the ground freezes solid, allowing Putin’s tanks to roll in.
If he’s right, that gives Zelensky just a few weeks to prepare his defenses, with the main question being: Where will Putin attack, and what will his targets be? MailOnline has pulled together expert opinion and open source information to layout the strongman’s likely options, from cyberattacks and sabotage to assaults on ports, nuclear reactors, the seizure of key military bases, and infrastructures such as powerplants and bridges. Defending all this is the daunting task facing Ukraine’s military if Putin decides to take the plunge.
