> These are all border regions for Russia and NATO was messing with them. Ukraine isn't a pawn for world powers. They're an independent democracy with the rig

> These are all border regions for Russia and NATO was messing with them. Ukraine isn't a pawn for world powers. They're an independent democracy with the right to choose their own destiny. They were friendly with Russia for decades and got burned. Even Zelenskiy tried to slightly repair relations with Russia and end the war in Donbass. But in the end Russia has shown it's all a façade, their goal has never been to live peacefully with others but rather conquest and genocide.