“The US supported Russia in the Crimea war?”
Yes, we supported Russia against England, France and the Ottoman’s
Always interesting how time, money, leadership and power changes things
Every Russian schoolchild knows Russia lost because of outdated equipment, troops that were ill-trained and Western superiority in combined force of arms numbers.
Putin has absorbed this lesson and has rebuilt the Russian military. The Russian soldier is well trained and more than a match for an adversary.
In this conflict, Ukraine is in the same boat Russia was in on the eve of the Crimean War.