Russia appears to be the last holdout for “re-Sovietization”. (Belarus aside).
Replacement of Putin could put Russia on the same pathway as more “liberal” former Soviet republics.
In the meantime, weakening Putin’s military inventory can’t hurt.
Modernizing NATO’s inventory—with US armaments—likewise can’t hurt.
And while we are focused on the consequences that WE crossed Putin's red line, what about the real threat - China. We are in the process of putting ourselves in a place where we are so weak that China can shut us down and take us out of circulation for the next 100 years and you fools are provoked by the global imperialists constantly reminding you that that bad Putin....