Readers' Letters A show of force from Nato is a must to deter Vladimir Putin
over 3 years in TheScotsman
Western leaders including Boris Johnson claim that they are implementing crippling sanctions on Russia like it has never experienced before and Johnson prefers bluster rather anything constructive to hit “the bloodstained aggressor” where it hurts. Experts know that these sanctions will not hurt Putin in the short term and he knows he can get anything he needs from a friendly China.