"If you think that violence is the answer to disputes, try that at home and see how you go mate?"
Well, Russia thinks that violence is the answer and Russia is beating Ukraine into submission.
And probably the vast majority of domestic abusers think that violence is the answer and they end up getting their own way, no worries mate.
Tell me, Moorookamick, if you had been in Putin's position in February 2022, how you would have handled the situation after many years of his appeasement strategy repeatedly failing, without resorting to war.