This is a ridiculous comment. Putin started an unprovoked war against a country of 40 million. He's using the full power of the Russian state in this war and has access to nuclear weapons. He's currently engaged in indiscriminate shelling of civilians[1] (how's that for collective punishment).

What's your alternative to sanctions? Do nothing? Move NATO troops into Ukraine and start WWIII?

[1] https://www.axios.com/kharkiv-russia-ukraine-invasion-civili...