The mistake in this article is it is an either/or article. It can be true everything you said about the US but it also can be true that Putin is a dangerous, ruthless dictator who cannot be given any space anymore. Both can be true. Putin's ultimate goal, and it is well documented, is to take all of Europe all the way to Ireland and to force China to be broken apart. Why would the European powers give him anything? Of course, they had to join ranks with Biden. Putin wants to establish a Russian empire called Eurasia where white domination of the planet would be centered. This is not why Biden decided to confront him but it is why millions of people have to be on Biden's side. This is not a either/or question as people like to frame these things. It is a questions of multiple interests and countries with differing vantage points. Putin must be mashed back. Must be.