"We don't want to be pulled into a shooting war with Russia" translates as... Or...it translates as "We feel bad, but the chance of this escalating to a nuclea

"We don't want to be pulled into a shooting war with Russia" translates as... Or...it translates as "We feel bad, but the chance of this escalating to a nuclear exchange with a state who's leader and mouthpieces are throwing around the N-word with abandon would mean far more people, not just Ukranians, are going to be impacted." But that wouldn't fit the narrative being pushed.