Putin, by surrounding himself with yes men unable to urge caution and restraint, was inevitably heading for a confrontation with the West. Nevertheless, were Trump in the White House, Putin would probably have held back from attacking Ukraine, knowing that Trump might urge talks and a deal of some sort but would not permit a direct attack on Ukraine.
Most have a hard time taking a close look at Democrat wars.
I love how Trump exposes weak supporters.
As you state, Putin wanted this conflict for his own gain. It’s not Biden’s war, but Biden’s weak rhetoric, failure to draw clear red lines, and his debacle in Afghanistan were ‘green lights’ to Putin. Biden has green lit bad actors all over the world, including the millions of illegals crossing our borders, through his dumbass remarks and even dumber actions placing us interests below that of so-called global interests.
“I think Trunp is way off base on this. Putin has long aimed at reassembling the former Soviet sphere of influence, with subjugation of Ukraine the key to further expansion into Europe, as it has been throughout Russian history. In addition, Ukraine was gradually improving economically and as a democracy and offered a dangerous example and inspiration for anti-Putin elements in Russia.”
Please explain to us WTF that’s any of our business and what essential US interests are at stake...