The object was to break Ukraine's toys. Mission accomplished. Putin attacked Ukraine to prevent being eclipsed by it.
Zelenski became, rich, powerful AND popular much faster than Putin. He was insanely jealous. Consumed. Ukraine was on a path to eliminate corruption and join NATO and then easily become far more wealthy than Russia. It would have consumed Russia by the will of the people on both sides of the border.
Zelenski created his own media empire before he was thirty years old. Then he created a new political party and it beat all the others. He is preferred by the people. He accomplished more in a quarter of his life than Putin could in all of his and was going to help Ukraine achieve prosperity. Putin just wanted to stop that. Period.
Zelenski became, rich, powerful AND popular much faster than Putin. He was insanely jealous. Consumed. Ukraine was on a path to eliminate corruption and join NATO and then easily become far more wealthy than Russia. It would have consumed Russia by the will of the people on both sides of the border.
Zelenski created his own media empire before he was thirty years old. Then he created a new political party and it beat all the others. He is preferred by the people. He accomplished more in a quarter of his life than Putin could in all of his and was going to help Ukraine achieve prosperity. Putin just wanted to stop that. Period.