a. Don’t toady up to Putin. He’s a wanted war criminal who has invaded Ukraine and killed hundreds of thousands of people and flattened cities. He’s a totalitarian dictator who kills any opposition in his own country. He is directly interfering with democracy in Western countries and using cyber sabotage. He needs to be told to stop. No red carpet. No fly past. No clapping, No handshakes. No warm greeting. No ride in the limo.
b. tell him to get the fuck out of Ukraine.
c. Apply sanctions to crush Russia’s economy and war machine.
d. Apply secondary sanctions to countries who support him.
e. Arm Ukraine with the very best weapons and give them full permission to use them.
f. Offer NATO partnership to Ukraine.
g. Offer to reintegrate Russia and remove sanctions if Russia stops its invasion, stops its cyber attacks and stays out of our democratic processes!