I’m not sure there is a single one reason why the west is risking a war with Russia over Ukraine, all I know is it’s insane.
Besides the reasons you I have raised; it could be old cold War veterans who detest Russia see a chance to punish them.
It could be some people are legitimately scared about the idea if you don’t stop Russia now, they will spread revolution to the Baltic States, Poland, potentially making the war much larger.
It could be similar to WW I, when Archduke Ferdinand was assassinated, previous bad blood between countries led to a series of miscalculations where allies of both sides began to declare war on each other and grew a relatively minor issue into a World War, once momentum toward war got going it was nearly impossible to stop.
Think about it, do you think Biden or anyone in his administration is going to stand up and say, the idea of going to war with Russia over Ukraine is insane and needs to stop, we should insist on a cease fire and insist on a negotiated settlement.
I fear the momentum has gotten to a point that neither side is willing to back down, which is really dangerous.
This is one of my concerns too... Because these current choices seem insane - we both know we're missing some weird critical point of betrayal...
Reasons for US involvement in Ukraine/Russia squabble?
I think CHINA must want this a LOT. Just seems like China is winning in too many ways.
If China can get Russia and USA to fight (to the last Ukrainian) what is the downside for China?
The other mover seems to be NATO. What would explain NATO’s motivation to continually expand ever closer to Russia, even when they had previously said they would not?
And behind the scenes God keeps working out His purposes, while evil men think they are pursuing their own purposes.
It is hard to explain and/or understand.