WOW...you can’t POSSIBLY believe your own BS!
Russia has always needed Ukraine for several reasons, land, access to the Black Sea...it’s the only reason Russia has killed and pillaged Ukraine. It’s why they wield the influence and the instigation in that country.
They occupy and destroy. Always have, and always will.
They already have access to the Black Sea.
Don’t forget Ukraine’s huge gas debt. Something Russia is not going to waive out of the goodness of its heart.
Again, you don’t take issue with the facts I mentioned. Of Russia does have interests in Ukraine but that’s because its a neighboring country.
Its fate would affect Russia. But none of this is exactly news. This is the way things are.