Here's a good read, though likely unpopular piece on the whole Ukraine clusterfuck
Whitney: Setting The Record Straight - Stuff You Should Know About Ukraine
Whitney: Setting The Record Straight - Stuff You Should Know About Ukraine | ZeroHedge
On February 16, 2022, a full week before Putin sent combat troops into Ukraine, the Ukrainian Army began the heavy bombardment of the area (in east Ukraine) occupied by mainly ethnic Russians.
This is exactly what the Soviet Union claimed before they invaded Finland in 1939 ... honestly, there was no solid evidence to back up this claim of Ukrainian Artillery attacks ..
here is a note of that, from published in 2017 ..
"In 1939, Finland attacked the Soviet Union first. Finland provoked the Winter War by shelling Mainila, a village on the USSR side of the border."
"Bottom line: Russia did not start the war in Ukraine. That is a fake narrative. The responsibility lies with the Ukrainian Army and their leaders in Kiev."
"On February 16, 2022, a full week before Putin sent combat troops into Ukraine, the Ukrainian Army began the heavy bombardment of the area (in east Ukraine) occupied by mainly ethnic Russians. "
odd .. clearly Putin must be a Psychic because he ordered the invasion of Ukraine far earlier than Feb 16 ... even in Jam 27 you can find posts from the news of Russia's build up
.. "Jan 27, 2022 — Russia currently has about 130,000 troops on the Ukraine border, according to Ukraine's military. U.S. intelligence agencies "
"NATO expansion .. "
Nothing like Russia invading Ukraine to encourage more nations to join NATO ..
the entire article is basically a Putin hybrid war piece .. the issues have been numerously pointed out as Pro-Russian propaganda.
If you take the time to dig into the logic and facts .. it is clear that the 2014 Russia "supported green men" uprising in Donbas and Luhansk ..
if you want to understand better, you should review this one:
Why Mearsheimer is wrong about Russia and the war in Ukraine. Five arguments from Alexander Stubb.