Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine

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Isn't the problem with Russia under Putin remaining a sinister entity, rather than being a normal European country?

What's keeping Russia so segregated from the rest of Europe?

It's a lot more complex than that. The expansion of NATO was an arms race that made defense contractors a s**t ton of money.

Nobody in power cares about the people who will suffer in this war. The United States certainly doesn't care, we have done equally horrible s**t as Russia is doing now.

What is the solution to this conflict?

How long has pootin been encroaching into other sovereign countries?

I don't know the history very well, (perhaps someone could enlighten us) but based on this simple view, any suggestion that pootin doesn't have or hasn't had Russian imperialistic intent for decades is a logical nonsense, imo.
All he needed was an excuse to invade.

Countries have been running toward NATO *for a f*****g reason*.
It was *always* an ego trip for this former KGB thug.

Hitler used these political tactics of the reunification of oppressed people, also.
However, it is interesting to note that Ukraine is saying no, *emphatically*.

Russia may have an inferiority complex and feel like the ugly step-child compared to Europe.

Precisely.

Mass hysteria is not productive.

But he could very possibly be the catalyst for WWIII, with his little mate, xi.

Certainly, Russia will experience lots of “brain drain” as a result of this invasion.

It will undo all the progress that Russia has made over the last 20 or so years.

Conditions equivalent to the late Soviet era will be the order of the day.

It's a good question. The primary answer is that the U.S. and much of Europe desires it to be so. Putin actually asked to join NATO in his early days and made noises about greater economic integration with the EU. Many Russians are enamoured with Europe and would love to be closer to it than they are. The reason Russia was denied NATO membership is the same reason European powers (often with the U.S. hissing in their ears like Gríma) have nixed or refused to even consider sort of real economic integration. It is because it would tilt the balance of power in directions many European countries and especially the U.S. would not want.

For Europe, the balance of power would shift further eastwards into a sort of German-Russian industrial superbase, such is the enormous size, material wealth and economic potential of Russia. This is an unattractive prospect for many EU member states, and even the UK, already wilting at the edges of the German economic reich EU unified market. For the U.S. geopolitically, it would shift the balance of power on the entire Eurasian continent, away from its satrapy Germany and its EU orbiters, over which it has reasonably tight control where it matters and cordial relations otherwise. There is good reason that one of the longest standing foreign policy goals of the U.S. has always been to prevent any sort of Russian-German rapprochement, because they would be a major contender for American influence across Eurasia, perhaps even leading to American isolation.

Very short version: it's that old friend, divide and conquer.

At this time, that is a ludicrous "hypothetical".
And Russia should "hypothetically" buy back better Alaska first.
I like the Cuba example better.

However, I have always seen Russia's security issues concerning NATO's encroachment.
But once again, why are countries so desperate to join NATO?
They are fearful of that thug pootin.

I think we have a "chicken or the egg" situation here.

Actually, 1990s were time of global de-arming.

And the British did bad things in their colonies - should they have not been fighting Hitler?

Let Russia bleed out and run out of resources to continue any agression.
In the meanwhile, supplying anti-aircraft so Ukrainians can protect their cities.

Well Russia has made sure that no one will trust them now.

I tiny little point here.

Most of these later NATO members were violated by unlawful Soviet invasion after WWII.
Once again, these eastern nations had good reason to fear Russian imperialism wanting to regain its domination over them.

Consider:
If a mafia type thug like pootin wasn't in power, with his territorial ambitions, these tentions in all probability wouldn't exist.
Can you seriously tell me that pootin doesn't want to restore Russia's former glory?
Seriously?

You completely ignore the fundamental differences between Russia and the West: democracy and transparency.
Russia did not join NATO once they learned the alliance would require to know their military systems and practices.
They are also a state where political opposition gets poisoned to near-death and you can get 15 years in jail for talking about the war in undesired way (that includes calling it a war).
They are also a state that annected territories from another states and invaded another souvereign state.

So, why do you think Russia is isolated in Europe, again?

We (east Europeans) have been saying it at least since 2008...

With russia having the biggest nuclear arsenal in the world?
Of cause, you silly billy. <satire>