Comment by willy_k

To be fair if we were the best at it, we would probably have less obvious / more easily deniable methods of getting our way.

> As for Putin being upset with the West helping Ukraine: they can stop it at any moment. It's enough they stop attacking Ukraine and go home, as simple as that.

The way I see it, staying in the war to force a treatise is Putin’s only option to preserve his regime, as well as his intention from the start, not anticipating the US prolonging the conflict.