The facts, as detailed by Professor John Mearsheimer, in the Autumn 2014 issue of Foreign Affairs “Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West’s Fault,” are there for those who seek to see. In summary, it was well-known that Russia would invade the Ukraine if it was to become a member of NATO. This was said repeatedly by Putin to be parallel to the 1963 Cuban missile crisis, with the reality of nukes capable of striking Russia within minutes, and being difficult to stop. Naturally, the idea that there should be some compromise and concessions made, as Elon Musk recently suggested, and was shouted down for, has been rejected by the West, who seem to think that the Ukraine, where the elites have all their nasty secrets (surely this should be covered up by now), is worth fighting for rather than preserving civilisation.
https://consortiumnews.com/2022/09/22/conditioned-for-war-with-russia/
