Putin says a no fly would be an act of war. Why? Because he heard us in the West say we were afraid of a war.

Do what if we/ UN/ NATO proclaim the no fly, and note no harm comes to Russia if it obeys. No Russians get shot down if they obey. And then we state to Putin, it’s not an act of law to enforce international law.

So we do shoot down a Russian violator. We tell Putin he violated, me got punished. Putin yells “ This is an act of war”, and we collectively say back to him, “ No it was not, enforcement only, if you want to declare war, so be it. We aren’t at war, but will match any aggression in kind”.

Call Putin’s bluff, he’s slow in Ukraine and has not demonstrated any true threat to Us or Europe. He’s demonstrating his forces would be no match for the determined NATO.

I remember, it takes two to tango. Putin says he’s at war, and we answer” Tell me how that works out for you’