Nadine hi, I think you are siding with the "optimists". I tend to be a realist, and have many good reasons. I am looking forward to your comments in this text as I cannot succinctly "confront" your optimism:

https://medium.com/predict/80-days-of-war-in-ukraine-five-lessons-in-minimizing-the-impact-of-avoidable-conflicts-64caacae868f

Cheers!

Dimitris.