Ukraine

 I don't want Russia to gain anything from its invasion of Ukraine. I want the Russians forced out and punished. I want Ukraine to be restored to its freedom and complete control of all its territory including Crimea and the Russian separatists to be eliminated as a political force.

I don't know what to do about it, though. I read some of the reports and I hope things go well for Ukrainians and badly for Russians, but that is all I do. I have no power to help.

I don't know what I want my country to do here, but I want Russia to lose.

There seems to be a lot of feeling about this war and the need for Ukraine or to stop Russia, even in Russia. Putin's actions are in violation of international law and outside acceptable norms of behavior, but no one wants to respond in kind so we may not see very much happen, but there are actions of non-military types such as sanctions. Maybe the sanctions will cause enough problems for Russia and Putin to change things. Maybe not.

Russia has not drawn back from Crimea despite sanctions, but I expect Putin has chafed under the sanctions, wanting to be recognized as a prime player in international relations, despite the relative weakness of Russia compared to the old Soviet Union. But maintaining that kind of pressure over the long term is difficult and may never bring about change.

So we watch and wait and hope and maybe despair.