> But we need to stop pretending nobody knows why Russia invaded. No, that's not accurate. There doesn't seem to be any "nobody knows" sentiment, the other res

> But we need to stop pretending nobody knows why Russia invaded. No, that's not accurate. There doesn't seem to be any "nobody knows" sentiment, the other responses from cuteboy19 and watwut cover it well. There is no need to throw doubt here. But you're right, in that the surprise is that Russia thought that it would be a good idea.