I think the last paragraph is a bit off. I have heard from multiple Ukrainian sources that there is corruption and oligarchy in the Ukraine. See also: https://

I think the last paragraph is a bit off. I have heard from multiple Ukrainian sources that there is corruption and oligarchy in the Ukraine. See also: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/03/revealed-anti-oligarch-ukrainian-president-offshore-connections-volodymyr-zelenskiy https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/03/revealed-anti-o... Then there was U.S. involvement in the coup in 2014 (Nuland and associated neoconservatives who think he world is a chessboard). Then there was talk about joining NATO and Zelensky hinting at getting nuclear weapons in the February Munich conference just before the invasion (nice escalation strategy). People like Mearsheimer are realists: They know that both Putin and neoconservatives are playing Game of Thrones and advise the best strategy for the countries that are the pawns in that game.