While the major news stories of the day have been largely “COVID! COVID! COVID!”, things have been going from bad to worse between Russia and NATO.

Russia is a sending an unspecified number of troops from the country’s far east to Belarus for major war games, officials said Tuesday, a deployment that will further beef up Russian military presence near Ukraine amid Western fears of a planned invasion.

Amid the soaring tensions, the White House warned that Russia could attack its neighbor at “any point,” while the U.K. delivered a batch of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine.

Russia fears Ukraine in NATO. NATO fears Russia in Ukraine.

Wouldn't it make more sense at this juncture for both sides to just stand down?