There is a definite view from some who do not support Ukraine's ability to fight against invasion, and that is that this is a "proxy war" between the West and Russia. I am unclear what this means in the real world so if anyone does think this, please share your analysis.
Here is a really good, prescient, analysis of Putin by John McCain in 2014:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1608067011841515522
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“There’s nothing that provokes vladimir putin more than weakness,” John McCain in 2014 about not giving Ukraine weapons & next steps of Kremlin dictator
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He is saying that in 2014, the US not only denied Ukraine weapons when Putin invaded eastern Ukraine, they denied intelligence as well. This appeasement was the "provocation" that Putin needed to resume his invasion in 2022.