To begin with, blinded by messianic delusions of Russia’s and his own historical mission, Russian President Vladimir Putin prized a dramatic show of Russian might over tedious diplomacy to halt Ukraine’s geopolitical reorientation towards the West

Diplomacy only works if both sides are willing to engage in it. Whomever wrote this must have forgotten Biden snidely refusing any possibility of talks with Russia in the lead up to February '22. Well, they forgot or they’re too liberal.