The west is willing to fight to the last Ukrainian – but it’s not willing to fight itself

Tom Gross discusses whether Putin has suddenly “gone mad” as some western leaders claim (or “full tonto,” in the words of the British defense secretary). Answer: no… So how can Putin be stopped in the most effective way? Will the economic and cultural measures against Russians turn them against their government, or will boycotting Russian ballet, Eurovision and cats merely make them rally round it. And, if Putin is pushed out of office, would Russia’s next leader be better -- or could he or she be even worse? See also: * An isolated Russia and a cornered Putin may be even more dangerous * Putin’s war proves a useful distraction from some Western leaders’ domestic problems * What do western media think their own armies were doing in Afghanistan for the past 20 years?