Putin's regime

Putin is a product of the old USSR and he is out to rebuild that empire.  He has been enabled in this by Bush Jr, Obama, and Trump.  Bush pretty much patted Putin on the back for invading Georgia.  Obama practically ignored Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea.  And Trump, if Trump could have, he would have crawled into bed with Putin. So Putin felt that the US would just look the other way while he invaded Ukraine.  But Biden is not Bush, nor Obama, nor Trump.  Biden is a seasoned statesman.  Will we wind up in a nuclear war?  Very likely.  Can we avoid it?  We could, for a short time.  We have to willing to appease Putin just as Europe tried to appease Hitler.  It only worked for a short time.  And so it will with Putin.  Stripping him of any and all funds will help, but remember Putin is a mad man.  He is a Russian Trump and is only interested in power.  He does not give a tinkers damn about the Russian people.  It is all power.  And as long as his inner circle continue to live the good life and have that power, he will keep up the bullying tactics.  Will we avoid a nuclear war?  Not likely.  Will humanity survive?  Maybe.  But if we just leave it alone, it won't be the end of the power grab.  Once Russia consolidates it's power, there is China and down the road we will have to contend with a power struggle between China and Russia.  So provided we avoid a nuclear war now by appeasment, it will only delay the inevitable.  I would say prepare for that war.  And also prepare for a good section of our own population backing Russia in such a war.  A huge portion of the republicans would back Russis, are already backing Russia.  We are facing more than a nuclear threat.  We are facing a life and death struggle for the existence of our own democracy.  And we may lost that war.