Instead of seeking to repair the immense damage done by a failed and quixotic policy to collapse the Russian state, many Western leaders and pundits seek a de facto declaration of war. This, to them, is the only alternative to admitting defeat. Lindsey Graham and Mike Pence favor this.
With a failing counteroffensive, a retiring leader, and a pivotal summit looming, NATO is an organization which seems pressed for time and short on results.