Key thoughts…
Speculation…nothing more.
One sided… not a full perspective, but impossible in this medium anyway.
Actionless… personal commentary from the sidelines without a game plan
My version of the same…
Russia is dead! It will never be allowed back into civil society. Who would ever believe anything they might ever say in the future. Who would ever hang their energy infrastructure on Russian oil?
The Chinese are smart! Putin is Russias Kim Jung-in. A boisterous puppet; but with better nukes.
Biden (and other western leaders) is gutless! We could easily hammer the Russian economy to dust if we declared that fate upon it right now. Incremental actions only prolong the trauma. Get it done!
Action: move the combined naval fleets of the US, Europe and the UK (NATO) into the Black Sea, just for a visit. Tell Putin we’re coming and that it is a peaceful mission. We intend no hostility toward Russia and will not strike unless struck.
Invite the Chinese to participate….or stand aside.
If we haven’t already, park enough satellites in stationary orbit over the region to see the color of Putin’s underwear.
Saturate Russian broadcast space with the images and language of their atrocities. Never allow Russians to look away. Make sure they understand that their country has cancer and Putin is the malignancy that will ultimately kill them all if surgery does not happen.
In my cranky Sunday opinion.