You'll never convince spanalot of the truth because he plays fast and fancy with it himself. He's a Ukrainian nationalist who attempts to cloak himself in "American patriotism" - when in fact he puts Ukrainian interests ahead of American interests. Oh, and according to him, anything good in that region is because of Ukrainians and anything bad is because of Russians. Don't waste your breath.
He can't get away with his BS. If nothing else others need to know the truth.