Of course they were clear because they knew. Putin made a speech and presented an ultimatum[0]. Big powers know this stuff. NATO & US would never agree to any o

Of course they were clear because they knew. Putin made a speech and presented an ultimatum[0]. Big powers know this stuff. NATO & US would never agree to any of the points in the ultimatum so the only move forward for Russia was to invade. That's how big powers played throughout the history. Nothing really changed. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_December_2021_ultimatum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_December_2021_ultimatu...