Interestingly logical speculation B. This move / countermove chess board idea of letting Putin think he's won seems reasonable. Responding quickly by bringing the rest of Ukraine into NATO would be smart, and needed, one way or the other. Do it Friday, right after he proclaims his ill gotten land to be part of Mother Russia. Then shut him and Russia completely off from the world. Check mate.

Or, better yet, just kill the little asshole.