Deek lacks knowledge of the big picture of things mentioned in this thread. By knowledge I'm mean the basics from 1990 until present.
I’m not defending Putin, but I also don’t defend Zelensky and Ukraine.
Not all the Rus people who live in those surrounding Countries want to be part of the EU or NATO. They would prefer to be allies with Russia. Their people. If Trump can get a deal then great. If he walks away and tells Europe and Russia to work it out I'm ok with that. But Russia isn’t a threat to us without China. So the idiots that pushed them in that direction since the fall of the Soviet Union can sit down and be quiet.
Now might a good time for everyone to study up on NATO, Bosnian and Kosovo Wars. Truly understanding all of that might help them understand current events.
That means look at all involved. It included Neo-Nazis, Communist, Islamic Jihadist. So start with what lead up to the conflicts Look at the actions taken by all. Who supported who. Unfortunately the narrative of ethnic cleansing was only one part of it all.
When digging into the details I would look for some things like this.
According to The Washington Post, Saudi Arabia provided $300 million in weapons to government forces in Bosnia with the knowledge and tacit cooperation of the United States, a claim denied by US officials. Foreign Muslim fighters also joined the ranks of the Bosnian Muslims, including from the Lebanese guerrilla organisation Hezbollah,and the global organization al-Qaeda.
Look at what the UK did. Who they funded. How's that working out.
Hence why proxy wars are fvcking stupid.
I would encourage people to do a deep dive into all the NATO Countries and what's happening in their Countries that they brought on themselves. Then ask themselves do you want young Americans fighting and dying for their stupidity when we need to fix our own Country.