Thanks for the insights.

Putin is 70, unfortuantely,, so are many of our top politicians (I can't call them leaders).

He feels threatened. He claimes that a NATO Ukraine is similar to Russian missles in Cuba. Is he wrong?

If we gaurentee no NATO for Ukraine for ten years, would that be long enough for him? 15 years? He prabably needs to think he will live until 100, but maybe he is hoping to get his Trump lapdog back and then he can push for the disintegration of NATO.