Have we ever claimed a right to annex Iraqi territory? Syrian? We are in those places because terrorists use their territory to attack us and our allies, (i.e. Israel). Ukraine never attacked Russia. Far from it. But Putin twists history into a pretzel to justify annexation of Ukraine.
Words have whatever meaning we give them.
We don’t need to annex someone to pump the oil out of their ground under our terms and conditions as in Libya, Syria, Iraq.
No one believes in your Disney fairy-tale:
https://jacobin.com/2022/02/maidan-protests-neo-nazis-russia-nato-crimea
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/26/ukraine.usa
I think I provided you this link before. It’s a good “comprehensive” view that backs it all up: https://qr.ae/ps3bYZ
But you don’t need to read. Just waive your flags and say things like “democracy, sovereignty, human rights.”
Idiocracy has become a documentary: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/