[throwthebumsout]

I read the article. I’m still not convinced.

[kabar]

It is not a matter of convincing you. It is another perspective that attempts to provide some context to how this war came about. It didn't happen overnight. The US helped to overthrow the duly elected Ukrainian government in 2014. Many of the same players in the USG that helped engineer that coup are now in the Biden Administration. including Victoria Nuland, the current Deputy Secretary of State.

Feb 14, 2014--Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call

The US says that it is working with all sides in the crisis to reach a peaceful solution, noting that "ultimately it is up to the Ukrainian people to decide their future". However this transcript suggests that the US has very clear ideas about what the outcome should be and is striving to achieve these goals. Russian spokesmen have insisted that the US is meddling in Ukraine's affairs - no more than Moscow, the cynic might say - but Washington clearly has its own game-plan. The clear purpose in leaking this conversation is to embarrass Washington and for audiences susceptible to Moscow's message to portray the US as interfering in Ukraine's domestic affairs.