Putin has amazing foresight. I recommend those interested to listen to his speech. This speech is more relevant today than ever.
He admitted to being naive and overly trusting to his western counterparts during the early days of his presidency in a recent press conference. His speech in Munich was as you put it his final warning. Change course or you will be forcefully confronted.He trusted the west too much in his first few years a year after this speech he would carve two separatist regions out of Georgia like a famous war criminal once said, “America has no permanent friends or enemies only interests, It may be dangerous to be America's enemy but to be a friend is fatal”.
He wanted to join nato and eu he found out the hard the west/neocons now pushed Russia into the arms of China and is reaping the rewards what a bunch of stupid people.He admitted to being naive and overly trusting to his western counterparts during the early days of his presidency in a recent press conference. His speech in Munich was as you put it his final warning. Change course or you will be forcefully confronted.