Well, I hope Russia will enjoy it when we give Ukraine missiles with a range to strike Moscow then.
Erdogan and a few others are claiming that is exactly what prompted all of this. This most recent US billions for arms to Ukraine includes missiles that can hit Moscow, they say.
(Now *who* is escalating???)
Russia needed those separatist regions to be part of Russia in order to respond with more firepower.
Most Americans are unaware that the Special Military Operations did not allow Russia to bomb civilian infrastructure.
Unfortunately last night they jumped the gun and bombed everything - water, electricity, etc.