If it would not be for the US most Ukrainians still would have a roof over their heads and sleep in their own beds and this war would be over by now. Probably the eastern portion of the Ukraine which has a large portion of ethnic Russians and was constantly assaulted and antagonized by radical groups would have been annexed by Russia and things eventually would have settled down. The same goes for Europe if they had not jumped on the US bandwagon. The US purposely damaged the gas supply lines making sure that Europe in general and Germany in particular remains dependent on the US like a colony, just in case they may come to their senses and change their mind.
Those days when Russia had any ideas of expansion are long gone and over with and things of the past as Russia has more than enough and then some on its plate to take care of. All they want is a quiet neighborhood without NATO or CIA manipulation and intervention. Just like the US likes to keep their backyard free of any intruders, as expressed in the Monroe Doctrine. But the warmongers within the US government along with their associates and friends keep egging them on, knowing that a peaceful coexistence is bad for the production of war materials, especially the military industrial complex as well as the globalists, cranking out wartime supplies like there is no tomorrow and if they keep it up there may not be one. So, they keep stirring the pot until it will boil over and it isn’t too far from doing just that.
Uh, I guess you missed Comrade Putin's musings about re-building the Soviet Union and extending his "protection" over ethnic Russians, no matter where they live, even Alaska.
Article by Vladimir Putin ”On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians“
Putin approves new foreign policy doctrine based on 'Russian World'
And oh yeah, just because a people may be ethnically Russian and speak Russian as a primary language, that doesn't mean that they want to live under Comrade Putin's iron fist.
I'm ethnically English and speak English, but I sure as heck don't want to live under British rule either.
Do you realize that your belief was shown to be incorrect the day that Russia seized Crimea, and really shown to be idiotic when Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
Why did Russia try to annex parts of Ukraine in August if they did not have any "ideas of expansion"?
Try thinking, it makes life easier.
Russia keeps invading their neighbors. Putin et all want to restore the Soviet empire