Back to the topic which is the Russian war of choice vs. Ukraine and the west, the west MUST prevail and the enemies of the west include not only Russia but also pro Putin and Putin adjacent forces in the far right wing within the west. War criminal Putin clearly thought the no doubt very real DIVISIONS and too strong pro authoritarian populist factions in the west, especially in the U.S., were his trump card to pull this off. He's right that is a major weakness, but the spirit of the Ukrainian resistance and the surprisingly quick unification of the west in response gives a lot of room for hope. But much more needs to be done. Western Europe needs to give up Russian energy in a significant way.