Actually the invasion in 2014 was the predictable reaction to Ukraine moving legislation to restrict Russian access to sevestopal. Russia believes Crimea access is vital to the states existence. By threatening to pinch Crimea Ukraine became an existential threat to Russia. Everybody saw this coming. I said years ago and many have said throughout history, one sure way to start a war with Russia is to threaten Crimea. Russia will not back out of a fight for Crimea because, correct or not, they believe it is vital. Vital as in necessary for existence. I don’t believe that but then again I live in the 21st century, the neo soviets running Russia are still living in the 20th. I get helping Ukraine defend themselves against genocide, but after about $50 billion I got to ask, what’s the plan Joe. What’s the desired end state look like? Because it’s starting to look like you, mr president, are looking to go all in on an unwinable game. Because if you think Ukraine is going to stop Russia then you’re as dumb as trump. Btw if anyone here is too young to remember the Cold War, this is what it was. A horribly atrocious inhuman ussr doing ghastly inhuman things to their neighbors and their own people and nobody could do a damn thing about it. We just became sickened onlookers stymieing them in minor ways when and where we could.
