"If the war really does happen", what else do you really need aside from bombing of a nation and that nation sending bombs back? I mean missiles are fired everywhere on both sides right now, if that is not a war I do not know what is a war.
Do you really need people to fight with guns in their hands in a building or something to consider it a war? This is war, it is happening right now, and there are dozens of people died even on the first hour of it, the total will be in thousands easily. And there is no person who profits from it.
Putin is getting his own desires done, but he is not even gaining anything from it as well. Like he doesn't gain anything aside from being one thing he always wanted done, and he is 70 years old, he could do this a few more times before he dies, and that's it. In a fair election he would have been gone years ago, so it is really not that much profitable since he will rig the elections anyway so it i not about votes.
There are actually several ways to define a war and each definition depends on one's personal perspective. But yes, I agree that it is indeed already a war. It's just that I wasn't able to get a hold of a credible news source at the moment of posting that post which you have quoted. I hope you don't start a war with me over it. lol, jokes. . jokes. .
Now about you saying that no person profits from it, that my friend is something I do not agree with. I have already mentioned the ones that I think gains profit from wars. There are even several forum members that have mentioned who they think are the ones that profits from wars. Yes, on a wider perspective, the whole word loses regardless of which side dominates and wins this war but even so, you cannot deny that some don't care about it specifically those mentioned that gain profits from war(literal profits that fatten their pockets).
Now for the rest of your statements, I find it really hard to put sense into them. Well, maybe you just got carried away with your emotions or something but yes, it's just messy or unrelated with the actual topic. And another thing, Putin definitely gains something from it. He wouldn't risk his name, reputation and legacy for some nonsense which is what you seem to be implying.