" It does appear that Blinken is taunting Putin to act" This is again, just a variation of the u.s./israel playbook "don't do anything! They WANT you to react!" As they kill you. Pay no attention to the bullshit online. Russia is in fact winning this conflict, the u.s. knows this, and the u.s. is bluffing and showboating as much as inhumanely possible because thats all we have besides MAD.