[jfman]

Or it’s just pooling from whatever English language propaganda has been fed into it. Give it a few years when the history of the period is written and enough material calls it a US proxy war and it might give results with wider context.

I agree tho there’s little value sanctioning Ukraine - it’s all American and European money anyway. The way to force Ukraine to the table is to cut off the logistical support as America have done and test whatever capability or appetite remains to fight. An important lesson for future short term allies to the American cause however hopefully a brief and not too costly one.