Comrade Tucker,
Russia invaded another sovereign European nation, annexed it's terroritory, caused the greatest European refugee crisis since WWII, and has driven Sweden and Findland into the NATO alliance.
Ukraine is far from perfect, but Russia is far worse.
It was a mistake for Putin to invade. NATO was disintegrating and Ukraine was floundering. With the help of Russian spy-craft and state-craft, NATO and Ukraine would have both collapsed from within.
Putin F'ed up.
No matter how imperfect and fallible Zelenskyy, his citizens are eager to fight with him. The same can't be said for Putin.
Claremont Institute, American Firebrand SuperPAC, Thomas D. Klingenstein, and their lap dog, Tucker Carlson, are wrong.
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: (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.
PSAs on what to do in case of a nuclear attack are cropping up.
This war is not about "freedom" ---- Ukraine is a black hole of international corruption masquerading as a country. This war is not about the useful idiot, Zelensky. From its start 18 years ago to its finish, this is a US war ---- being fought with the more expendable. And we're quickly escalating it.
When does one get to ask "why?" ---- How does this benefit the United States, what are our economic and national security interests ---- without being referred to as "comrade"?