“Frankly Putins griefs are understandable....and everyone knew if something wasn’t done about Ukraine Putin would. And here we are.”
The only people who seem surprised were in the Biden administration. I agree. Putin certainly has some points. But there was opportunity for plenty of middle ground that could have made both sides happy. (Well, maybe happy overstates the case.)
So were Hitler's griefs with The Versailles Treaty. But once he attacked Poland, nobody cared about it anymore. If anything now people will say that NATO was justified.
Minsk was the middle ground.....Zelensky screwed that up unfortunately by refusing to put down the conflict in the break away states and giving them autonomy.....which it was agreed Zelensky would do. I blame this administration for it’s influence on Zelensky by encouraging him not to do his part...and refusing to talk with Putin for so long..... Again the Obama administration is still controlling Ukraines leadership to some extent but I think that’s now the tightrope Zelensky has to walk....however I think Zelensky wants to do things his way as he’s become Ukraine’s “hero”.......Biden himself isn’t really in the loop at all except for showing his face now and then.