I think this situation is sad for all involved, but I do feel a big part of the blame lies with the USA who have been expanding NATO closer and closer to Russia's borders, even though Russia warned against this many, many, many times in the past. Ukraine was too close for comfort (kinda similar to Russia trying to plant nukes in Cuba during Cuba crises, now USA is doing the same).
All of this could have been avoided if USA respected Russia's wishes regarding NATO expansion [0].
And also, Ukraine bombing Donbass region for many many years prior to the war, also didn't help for sure.
And I don't understand why the USA and UK still tried to push this war, with Boris Johnson personally visiting Zelensky when Ukraine was close to signing a peace deal with Russia [1]. Boris Johnson blocked the deal, but why? What did Boris Johnson believe was to gain here?
All of this could have been avoided if USA respected Russia's wishes regarding NATO expansion [0].
And also, Ukraine bombing Donbass region for many many years prior to the war, also didn't help for sure.
And I don't understand why the USA and UK still tried to push this war, with Boris Johnson personally visiting Zelensky when Ukraine was close to signing a peace deal with Russia [1]. Boris Johnson blocked the deal, but why? What did Boris Johnson believe was to gain here?
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[0]: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/28/nato-e...
[1]: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2022/09/02/diplomacy-watch...