[RickeyM]

Pootin threatens attacks if the West helps Ukraine. We should flip the script. TELL Vladimir we're going to supply Ukraine with arms and see that they get warplanes for their defense. You attacked them not the other way around. While your troops are in Ukraine we will not fire on you as long as you don't fire on us. If you fire on us your forces in Ukraine will be destroyed. If he's brave enough (or stupid enough) not to heed the warning send in cruise missiles and then a few squadrons of A-10 Thunderbolts to target any Russian forces on the wrong side of the border. Right now Russia's invasion force is being stung badly by Ukraine's forces. Do they really want to tangle with us at the same time?
Putin, in control of the information reaching the Russian people, can simply say "we've achieved our goals" and "mission accomplished" so we're coming home.