There are two ways to look at this.
From a strategic point of view, it is none of our concern. Russian tanks will never roll into our country. But they could possibly roll into EU territory. But it’s not 1945 anymore. The EU is now rich enough to defend itself. So let them.
Now for the moral point of view. For decades NATO has provoked Russia. That could have been deliberate. Or it could have been inadvertent. But Putin overreacted by starting a terrible and bloody war.
Putin deserves to be condemned for that. But no more than Bush II deserves to be condemned for invading Iraq. Both men have innocent blood on their hands. I suspect both men will be judged harshly in the next life.
You bring up great points. The EU s rich enough to defend itself but it has chosen not to. It will prove to be so ironic that the former eastern block states end up being our bulwark against the Islamists.
Even though Trump would like to get the **** out of Ukraine, it's not possible.
If the war is still going on in Ukraine, Trump is going to ask the EU to pay for their share to support Ukraine.
So that way, the American taxpayers will end up paying less to continue to support Ukraine.
There won't be a blank check.