You wrote a whole article about Ukraine and didn't mention the central point that RUSSIA and RUSSIA only started the war by crossing the border of a neighboring soverign country and started killing everyone so they could dominate and control. There are NO excuses for that. If Russia wants countries to look towards Russia for leadership it could easily start being friendly and supportive. Instead Russia is AGAIN choosing violence. Please don't make excuses for Putin or Russia. Our sympathies should lie first with Ukrainians who are the victims here.