Let’s not forget it was Putin that initiated the call. The bet here is that he told Biden he’s taking Ukraine and warned against any interference from the US. With Biden and our dipshit Secretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin, we are at our weakest.Our military is more concerned with purging the military of anti vaxxers and pro Trumpers.
I tend to agree...Putin simply put down his markers. He probably indicated no weapons transferred to the Ukraine, no use of NATO forces within Ukraine, and no further sanctions. Joe has no cards to lay on the table, and this whole thing is finished unless the US gets really stupid.
Perhaps Putin is demonstrating that he has gone the extra mile for a reasonable diplomatic solution so Biden can be blamed if/when Rusia invades.
The Hildabeast Doctrine is driving this crisis. I have a hard time understanding why NATO will collapse if it doesn’t add Ukraine. On the other hand, corrupt westerners can extract lots of $$$$ from even more corrupt Ukraine if it integrates with Europe.