Putin is evil. What he is doing is not morally acceptable. But it’s possible for Putin to be evil and for the western leadership to be inept and to have helped

Putin is evil. What he is doing is not morally acceptable. But it’s possible for Putin to be evil and for the western leadership to be inept and to have helped precipitate the instability. Is one of these more salient than the other? I tend to think so, despite popular opinion.