Russia started it, they invaded, and Ukraine is trying to evict them.
Russia can pack up and leave any time.
That includes the Crimea.
The US has been driving to this war for almost two decades ---- it's why the US pissed all over peace taks since the beginning of the year and are so comfortabe taking about Armageddon
@Smokin Joe Our government loves this war.
Like it or not, this is a US orchestrated war against Russia that began in 2004 with the US-assisted Orange Revolution, continuing through the US-backed coup against the Ukrainian government in 2014 and the start of the hot Ukraine civil war that continues today.
All was going splendidly, with McCain and Graham in 2016 swearing US support to Ukrainian fighters: "2017 is the year of offense" (Video)
https://youtu.be/JeWHviwLMy8Then came President Trump who put a stop to it ------ and was impeached for it.
But, not even a failed impeachment stopped the US congress, military and department of state from continuing its drumbeat for war with increasing calls for Ukraine's membership in NATO and more miitary aid.
With Biden's installation, the path to war became wide open ----- throwing flaming hyperboles at any talk of peace: POTUS has even called for the removal of Putin, Ukraine's admission to NATO, and promised to stop the Russian pipelines "one way or the other". Blinken calls the sabotage of the pipeines a "great opportunity".
Biden and Congress are busy destroying our economy for generations to support Ukraine's military and insure no worker for the Ukrainian government goes without a paycheck ---- when members of Congress aren't busy calling for Putin's assassination. The US military has put the replenishment of our weapons a priority second to Ukraine's.
This war is not about "freedom" ---- Ukraine is a black hole of international corruption masquerading as a country. This is yet another boundary dispute in Europe's centuries' old disputes in The Borderland.
From its start 18 years ago to its finish, this is a US war ---- being fought with the more expendable --- and one we're quickly escalating.
Our government does all of this without articulating a single US national security concern or other US interest. Shoudn't we be demanding one
before the mushroom cloud?