It's bad and getting worse (edited to add more)

[waterwatcher123]

46. The West Needs to Act Now to Control the Skies Over Ukraine

Putin was deeply impacted by the dissolution of the former Soviet Union. So, it is really hard to imagine any scenario where appeasement will work with this man. If allowed, he will move on from Ukraine to Moldova, Romania, Poland, the Baltic states and the rest of the eastern European states that made up the former Soviet sphere of influence. He does not care about the Ukrainian people or even his own people. It is pure evil and ego without any concern for life.

We provided Patriot Missile defense systems to Israel to shoot down missiles launched from hostile actors in the Middle East. If we are not going to provide air cover for Ukraine, the least we can do is provide a missile shield so the country has a chance to survive this onslaught. Putin is going to surround Ukraine's cities and then pound them into the ground with missiles and bombs. Their only chance at survival is to control the air space.

Ukraine could not have joined NATO without immediately incurring the wrath of Putin. So, it seems a little disingenuous of the alliance to stick to this claim that Ukraine is not entitled to its protection. NATO will have no choice but to confront Putin when he does invade a NATO country. By that time, thousands of people will have died and been displaced by the naive notion that this sociopath will somehow stop because of NATO and the doctrine of mutually assured destruction.