The German military is a joke and the rest of NATO is worse. They have neither the will or military strength to stand up to Putin and we have said there will not be American boots on the ground.
We are living through the decline of the West and the slow removal of the United States as the hegemon of the world. Putin with the backing of China is attempting to show us as a 'Paper Tiger' and they seem to be succeeding thus far. Look for China to use this situation to take Taiwan some time before our election in November.