There is nothing more sacred to a parent than their children. They are the heart and soul of the family and parents will do anything to protect loved ones. Ransom can be a tool to force a dictator to surrender. Some may think this is cruelty, but Dictators have been kidnapped and kidnapped before. Iran held a number of hostages back in the Carter days. The sound of Reagan’s footsteps caused their release.
So, we throw this out for serious consideration. How about Ukraine sending in their Mossad Team into Switzerland, kidnap Putin’s Swiss family, bring them to Ukraine. Place them in Putin’s most likely next target, Odessa. Then notify Putin that the next Russian bombing run will blow them up. After all he likes killing children. However, he can save them? Demand he remove all Russian troops from Ukraine, stop the bombing and renounce terrorism.