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Putin went to war to cover his domestic ass. And the sanctions are the only weapon the West has to try to
have him just fucking go home. Other than widening the war militarily. That's the bottom line in this tragedy.

See yet again .. Getting Real

NATO meant well in opening its doors to Ukraine, yet good intentions have again stumbled on geopolitical realities. To be sure, Mr. Putin had the opportunity to settle his objections to Ukraine’s membership in NATO at the negotiating table. Last June, President Biden admitted that whether Ukraine joins the alliance “remains to be seen .. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/biden-says-it-remains-be-seen-if-ukraine-will-be-n1270807 ”; more recently, President Emmanuel Macron of France floated .. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-finlandization.html .. the idea of “Finlandization” for Ukraine — effective neutrality — and proposals for a formal moratorium .. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/10/how-to-get-what-we-want-from-putin-526859 .. on further enlargement circulated. Mr. Putin could have picked up these leads, but he instead opted for war — and now owns the resulting death and destruction.

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