Newsflash to Elon Musk: Russia will not stop its aggression over his proposed cease fire in Ukraine — not because of Kyiv’s rejection of Musk’s initiative, but because Vladimir Putin appears to be on a suicidal mission to challenge the Western world order. As Putin declared in his Sept. 30 speech announcing annexation of Ukrainian territories, his war against the West aims to restore “big, historic Russia.” Putin demonized the U.S., accusing it of “colonialism,” “dollar hegemony,” the spread of “alien values” and promoting “gender surgery.” In addition to appealing to his traditional far-right audience, he is now adding Soviet-style...