“Russia has designs well beyond Ukraine. They announce this constantly.”
I know there’s blather and bluster on Russian TV, but I’m unaware of official Russian statements to that effect.
Kinda like what you’d hear from Hannity or Tucker.
No you’re mistaken. Russia has called for NATO to leave all firmer Soviet republics. They have threatened the baltics and other counties with attack. And unlike the USA they do not have a free media, therefore pronouncements by their “Hannity” are officially sanctioned.
Also, Putin had been destroying the surrounding republics well before Ukraine.
If Russia were not a threat, it would behave reasonably and not have launched a full scale invasion of Ukraine