Think about it - Russia is a much larger (by 3X in population), more so in per-capita developed resource value, in GDP, in exports, in military budget per capita, in military infrastructure, stockpiles, production, technology, etc. and etc.
And most important, the degree to which it is a potential or actual threat to its neighbors - a function of its size in all dimensions, as above.
Nobody fears Ukraine. Its corruption (to the degree it is as corrupt as Russia, if it is, no such assertions are proven, the usual rating agencies say Russia is worse), is on a vastly smaller scale (because, as above, Ukraine is so much smaller in every dimension) and has no bearing on its potential threat to anyone else.
Russia matters, and if its military is crippled by corruption that is of interest to everyone. That has global strategic and political implications.
Of global strategic and political implications?
Really?
To whom exactly?
Remind me again how much is the Russian military budget for 2021 or 2022? And what is the military budget for the US alone?
But let’s focus on the Russian corruption and not the sheer amount of corruption contained within the US?
Yeah, okie dokie.
What has even more strategic and political ramifications, are the fact that pushing Russia further away, means that we are pushing them towards China, with China embracing them in return.
You apparently are very short-sighted when it comes to considering the strategic and geopolitical consequences of engaging in regional conflicts for which we really have no real national security concerns regarding said conflict.