Thank you for such a clear and detailed analysis, and I like your idea of a neutral force that could step in and stabilize Ukraine without starting a NATO-Russian war. What I still don’t get is why the West is so terrified of Putin’s Nukes, when they have nukes too. I do note that much of your slamming of the US i undocumented opinion. I don’t favor the current US response, but I don’t pretend to see inside the mind of Biden and the others, which is what you seem to do. It undercuts my confidence is the rest of what you write.