So, it appears that Twitler has not done an Operation Barbarossa on Stali-putin after all.

The Russians green-lighted the attack so their bud Trump could look tough and distance himself from the Russiagate charges. They gave their other bud, Assad, enough warning to hold damage to a minimum, probably just some craters, a ramshackle building or two, and a few dead conscripts. Russia will compensate him for the damage, such as it is. In return, Russia gets an increase in oil prices, a re-vitalized stooge in the White House, and a more compliant Assad.
Come to think of it, Hitler and Stalin could have taken lessons from these two.