Ukraine was part of Imperial Russia since Catherine the great. There is alot of intermarriage and has been for over a century. I can imagine that the will to be the aggressor in this fight would be difficult.
Yes. A lot of Russians have family and friends there.
I would not be surprised if Putin is taken out ending this which should tick off the Biden occupation to no end as it would put an end to Hunters cocaine money
“Ukraine was part of Imperial Russia since Catherine the great.”
Except for the parts that were part of Austria, Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and two attempts at independence after the Bolshevik Revolution.