As for your living standards, wages, and of course, environments and global warming. Well, that one is about what's left after your basics, food, water, shelter. With us spending trillions already on wars preparation. And even more after this.
What we would have done by it, assuming a 'peace', is a lot worse than any 'cold war' that Mr Putin was asking for, before this 'East European' war. We didn't let Russia into NATO, and no one wanted to let go of ideologies or grudges. And yes, it's primary Ukraine that has been paying the price for this, and of course, that 'Churchill' of theirs.
You see, I very much doubt Russia, and Mr Putin, to invade the rest of Eastern Europe, should Ukraine lose this war, or go to a unfavorable peace negotiation. Both would make the same point, that Russia is the USA of Eastern Europe, setting the borders.
Well, that should be read as 2024, coming into 2025. If we want Russia to really mobilize its population and make it a real war. As it is it's something of being in the middle, lacking that total mobilization. But we're getting there. And the alternative is as always, a first nuclear strike. Not on Ukraine stupid, on us.
Kind of weird, I started with the Guardian because I agreed with a lot of what they questioned but I'm coming the full circle now, also questioning them