What disaster in Ukraine?
Putin took Crimea from them and then started a separatist movement in eastern Ukraine so that Russia now controls a large percentage of what used to be Ukraine.
Putin wants to block the pipeline through Syria and has shown he’s willing to done what he has to in Syria to keep Assad in power.
Controlling the flow of natural gas to Europe is what is most important.
He’s former KGB.
The removal of other strongmen in the region has been disastrous. Removing Assad should not be the goal. Putin is not going to give up Syria.
We tried our hand at nation-building in Iraq, Syria would be worse.
We should have stayed out entirely and not armed the jihadists.