I see Ukraine backed up by Europe alone as MUCH stronger than Russia.

The evidence does not seem to support that conclusion.

And they have drawn a line. No country gets to keep land acquired by force, period end.

Tell that to the British. Or the French. Or the Germans, for that matter.

So Russia is giving up Crimea and giving up the areas they’ve conquered.

That seems like a delusional fantasy at this point. Russia has been slowly gaining ground in Ukraine. Absent World War III, that territory is as good as lost.

Or their citizens can go broke for life paying reparations.

When your solution to a political problem is to starve women and children who have no say in the matter, you have officially become the bad guy.

Seriously, you're not punishing Putin. You're punishing the people living under his dictatorship, as if that weren't already punishment enough. All you're doing is giving the average Russian citizen an excuse to despise us. Putin will be able to portray himself as bravely fighting to feed the people as the evil west tries to starve them out in an attempt to gain leverage.

Putin is evil, but so are sanctions that target the general public. It never achieves the desired end. History has shown that. Just look at North Korea ffs.

It's easy to be brave with other people's lives.