I can't contribute to you directly here but for all the commenters that say we need more "diplomacy" and that's on the west and their fault (EU, etc) then I can just say how can you negotiate with a guy like Putin.
"There are no plans or intentions to attack Ukraine." He went on to say, "There is no reason to fear some kind of escalatory scenario."
A google helps.
The debate is fruitless if You exclude diplomacy which is, imo, the only ethical way to manage conflicts between human beings.
But I'll leave You this here from my Nostr to hopefully reflect on the background of this conflict.
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