Michael, thanks for your excellent, unbiased perspective on the Russian
invasion ( illegal) of Ukraine.
I like yourself have similar thoughts and emotions watching the situation
unfold in realtime from my home
in Huahin.
As the situation darkens daily in Ukraine and the barbaric atrocities are shown across the media, the western powers do nothing more than condemn, meet, or sanction Putin,s regime, for sure they have
stepped up with aid including everything from Stinger anti tank missiles to formula baby milk.
Along with the above the Allies have
opened their doors and their hearts to the refugees.
Then there’s Putin, who in my view ,has been in the driving seat from day one and before when 100 or so days of training exercises got underway along the borders with Ukraine.
As you say the fragility of the situation remains acutely dangerous.
However, Putin presses on regardless.
Until he is prepared to engage in
meaningful dialogue, leading to some kind of compromise, ceasefire,
or armistice to stop the War, then the western world is entirely at his
mercy.