Never heard that perspective before.
The swallowing of Ukraine by the DC deep-state has been a corrupt disaster for the USA as whole.
Their neocon anti-Russia propaganda, particularly used against Trump for 3 years, has been so pervasive, many conservatives unwittingly have it has a default setting in their brains.
It sounds like Putin is giving an ultimatum to the US and NATO. This means he isn’t bluffing. He will move on Ukraine in 2022. The way I see it is: (so my Ouija Board Says) 1. Act of terrorism done by “Ukrainian Nazis.” 2. Gas shuts off from Russia to Ukraine. 3. Power grid in Ukraine knocked out by EMF Pulse. 4. News blackout over all the area as tanks roll in to Novo Russia. 5. Ukrainian Army folds up. 6. Government flees to Poland. as a Pro-Russian Government put in until free elections can be held (if ever). 7. Putin will give a Victory Parade and a party in Moscow. 8. Biden will go to UN and give a speech and place sanctions of Russia as China scoops up Taiwan.