> Is peace not the highest priority? No, not necessarily. It depends on the alternative. > a country that is trying to protect the integrity of its most expo

> Is peace not the highest priority? No, not necessarily. It depends on the alternative. > a country that is trying to protect the integrity of its most exposed border from an explicitly hostile power (NATO). A) Ukraine is its own country, not Russia's border. B) Only one actor in this drama is being explicitly hostile: Putler's Russia.