1) Because Putin is obsessed with going back to the glory days of a USSR that never existed. 2) Yes, Putin could have minded his own business in his own country. 3) Yes, NATO is a defense alliance 4) Name one concession that Putin the aggressor in this situation has been asked to make in all this? Why should I believe hed abide by any ceasefire when he never has before? You bring up Ukrainian lives. Ill ask you to also tell me how many Russian lives has Putin discarded on the battlefield?