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Naomi 24. Your question at 19.31 albeit short is nonetheless a fully loaded one, one that politicians are struggling with.
At the moment we in the west are really no more than spectators of this slaughter, and in Putin's eyes, and now in the eyes of Ukrainians seen to be cowards.
Now I understand all the worries and threats of a WW3, but to a degree that's already in progress even if we choose for the time being to ignore it.
What would I do? Opposed to carry on doing nothing and keeping in mind not to rock the boat to much at the moment. Step1, I would put together ( I believe we already have one) a large UN humanitarian force.
Step 2. Choose a date and time this force will become operational.
Step 3. Inform Putin that this force will enter into and around Lviv and operate in all areas stretching to Kyiv, stopping at the Dnieper river.
It should be made clear that this force is there for one reason only, to rescue civilians / refugees, and for safe passage back to Lviv.
It should also be made clear that any aggression shown to the force will not be acceptable.
The idea above is to get our foot in the door without pointing a gun at Putin, and at the same time leaving him and his commander's with a big dilemma. Plus we can hopefully get people back to safety, or at least try.
Now I will leave you, and maybe a few more to blow my plans to bits. :)