No. Australia used diplomacy and gave Solomon Islands a better option not to proceed with a Chinese naval base.
Putin shouldhavecreated a betteroption than the morally, socially, and economically bankrupt and corrupt fascist dictatorship he is responsible for in Russia and Ukraine might have wanted to be a part of that willingly.
Russia did offer Ukraine a betteroffer , which Ukraine accepted .. diplomacy at work
Then along comes the US Who instigated a coup , chucked out the elected president chose the new illigitimate president , who then accepted a deal from US/NATO/EU , you know the ones who are morally , socially, and economically bankrupt then started bombing Ukrainian people in the East of Ukraine
