Your analogy isn't wrong... except that the robbers are still killing your family members. And you should be very much aware by now that outsiders will just look on and no one is gonna come to your rescue for they are, too, fearful of the robbers... it's like robber came to your house rob and killed some members and demand that you serender your property to them, exactly Putin is like that! And the NATO neighbors watch and not helping.. you cannot give in to Putin as he will rob more and more..
The longer you don't strike a (peace) deal with the robbers, more family members will be killed.
