when i say rational actors, i imply states (not politicians) whose national security and foreign policy is driven by realist theory (or at least some semblance of it) where self-preservation stands as the highest priority, while policies and power-projection are "nice-to-haves". ukraine represents an irrational actor, because it has comepletely sold/traded its self-preservation for promises of friendship with the west. ukraine is no longer a state that can act in its own self-interest. that capability has been kiiled by maidan
Lithuania