When Ukraine became a sovereign nation, Russia, the UK, and the USA all agreed to provide military defense in exchange for Ukraine relinquishing its nuclear weapons for destruction. Ukraine, the UK, and the USA have all kept their part of that bargain. Only Russia has turned on everyone involved.
Keep telling yourself that. It has no independent history except recent on once or twice very briefly. It is simply a state of Russia, they share the same culture, religion, m]language for the most part as well. Www have no business being there, being involve, wasting our resources.