Ukraine is geo-politically an important region, and has long history of being a part of the chess-board of empire building in Europe. It's not a value judgemnet

Ukraine is geo-politically an important region, and has long history of being a part of the chess-board of empire building in Europe. It's not a value judgemnet, it's just more things are in play and the outcomes are more consequential. Thailand is a unique place, and is historically more self-contained, so the politics of Thailand don't have the ripple-effects, in terms of security implications for the region. Thailand, for example, was never conquered by a European power. So it lacks the baggage of post-colonialism, and whilst has its own intriques, they are more unique to the country iMHO. (You were probably asking a rhetorical question, but these are worth considering for those who are not aware of them.)