We don't know whether his true aim here is the restoration of the russian empire, or merely to avoid this border country being part of a military alliance that he views as a threat. So i don't know what the answeer is ar part. But we made the mistake of not taking this issue off the table. Maybe it would have diffused the situation. Or maybe you and nado had done it right. As not just us in thi the people in europe have a big say here. I guess that's the oligarch class and russia's large estate on enterprises will no longer be able to raise money from a coalition of governments.