Agree with a lot of this, but Russia is expansionist, and Putin wants to add back lost territory.
When Putin took back Crimea, it is because of Nato expanding into Ukraine. Russia’s largest Seaport and military base is in Sevastapol, part of Crimea. Putin would have none of it...
So is China, but they are trying to expand their influence in a different way. Either way, we can't trust the rest of the world to be ethical or respect human rights and freedom. Unfortunately, we've lost sight of those fundamental principles of ethics, morality, spirituality, and the meaning of freedom.
In the end, the only thing that we can count on to prevent aggression from other nations against us is the power that we project. That's it. Biden's projected weakness is not without consequence.
The West can always stop Russia at Hungary or Poland /