European leaders are largely acting out of public opinion being against Russia I think you're in the minority if you're against sanctions Russia poked and pro

European leaders are largely acting out of public opinion being against Russia I think you're in the minority if you're against sanctions Russia poked and prodded NATO for years (Chechnya, Georgia, Crimea) and watched the European powers stand idly by with maybe some words and small sanctions This caused them to miscalculate and push too far. But the escalation is Russia's fault, nobody made them invade anybody