Thank you for saying all this...I can't understand why people keep talking about the "NATO threat" to Russia. It seems to me that NATO behaves exactly as it states, a defensive alliance (and after all it DIDN'T admit Ukraine). It is also diplomacy heavy and seemingly war averse...a military to be feared? We may soon see. Granted Putin is a megalomaniac, perhaps wants to reclaim by manufactured Nationalistic fervor the prestige Russia lost after the Cold War. Please explain to me the Trump/Carlson/Cawthorne/Taylor-Greene support for Putin and bashing of Ukraine...is it as simple as saying that Putin/Russia are White Supremacist heroes? If they love Putin so much, should they be "sanctioned" (have their assets frozen).