With what has gone on the last 3 weeks… it would be suicidal to “demilitarize” in any way/shape or form. Putin’s heavy hand is only serving to unite the people of Ukraine like never before, and to make any notion of being in Russian sphere impossible and making the people look west to Europe more than ever.

Putin is like that alcoholic abusive husband who thinks he can kick the $hi+ out of his wife and kids to keep them from leaving. He can’t let them get any notion that THEY are in control of their future, then he has lost his power over them. He needs to “set them straight”, destroy any independent thought and make them dependent and fearful of them.

That’s Putin.