The West can't save Ukraine from Putin's destruction strategy

Despite billions and billions of dollars worth of weapons pouring into Ukraine from 30 countries, led by the US, I have come to the tragic and unavoidable conclusion that Vladimir Putin cannot be stopped. He will continue to destroy Ukraine, city by city, town by town, port by port, factory by factory until there is nothing left to sustain the country as an independent nation on this planet. Putin is literally tearing Ukraine apart, taking his revenge on a country which dared to align itself with the West when it should have stayed subservient to Moscow. Ukraine, Putin said, was a non-country and ever since the invasion began on February 24, his brutal army has dedicated itself to making sure Ukraine becomes a non-country for ever. The destruction of schools, hospitals, apartment blocks and supermarkets is Putin's message to his neighbour. He wants nothing left worth keeping. Sending more and more heavy weapons for the Ukrainians to attack Russian military units is never going to be enough. Nato leaders meeting in Madrid have come up with bold statements about backing Ukraine to the end. But what is "the end"? The defeat of Russia? That's not going to happen. The defeat of Ukraine? Nato can't let that happen. I'm afraid the bold words are just that. Western weapons are not going to win a war when the enemy - Putin - is determined to destroy and annihilate and murder. The western weapons will stall some of the destruction for a period but they won't bring victory for Kyiv and humiliation for Putin. The Russian autocrat has watched with pleasure the consequences of the invasion - energy supply crises in Europe, food price hikes, cost of living turmoil - and all of this plays into his hands. There is nothing the Nato leaders can do in Madrid which will change any of this, unless......Unless the alliance issues a warning to Putin: stop the destruction now or face a war with the 30 nations of Nato. I know, I know, everyone is scared that this could lead to a nuclear war. So the likelihood of this sort of warning being made is zero. But something more than just arming Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia is going to have to be found. Otherwise Putin is going to win, win, win. And so will China. Big time.