That they have nuclear weapons changes little. The point is that men like this cannot be appeased. What does Putin want for? He’s one of the wealthiest and most

That they have nuclear weapons changes little. The point is that men like this cannot be appeased. What does Putin want for? He’s one of the wealthiest and most powerful men on the planet. Yet he’s still seeking more wealth and power, and has demonstrated that he’s willing to use extreme force to get it. It’s not a rational drive. Putin could have resigned and lived in utmost luxury until the day he dies but instead he chooses a high risk pursuit of power for power’s sake. There’s no halting point here, no obvious point where he would decide he had “enough” power. Why would he be satisfied with Ukraine? With that in mind, unless you are prepared to give him everything: it is a question of how, not if, he must be resisted.