Poor Putin....he was "backed into a Corner" (in his mind anyway) and didn't have any choice but to invade another soverign country.
USA-Nato put Air Bases and Chem Labs in the Ukraine, in the last 7 yrs.
The Ukraine borders Russia.
This is like when Russia put Rocket Launchers in Cuba, in 1961.
Its the same situation..
See, Russia does not see the USA as "friendly' as the USA is an avowed enemy of Russia for over 70 yrs.
It was only a year ago that Lindsey Graham (Senator) said that "someone needs to assassinate Putin"..
This is not acceptable for a Senator to say in public.
What do you think Putin thinks when a USA Senator says on the Floor of the United States Senate that "Putin needs to be murdered".
Do you think Putin thought this was "funny".. "Hes just joking".... ?????????
You would do well reader to realize that Russia has never used a NUKE on any country.
The USA has use 2 of them on CIVILIANS..
On "Civilians".. on Civilians in their CITIES.........not against an army or against an army Base.
The USA burned with 2 NUKES unarmed Citizens.
So, while it might not seem like an authentic reason for Putin to stop Zelenskyy's Nazi Battalions from killing more Russians in "donbass", and while it might seem to YOU, that its not important for Putin to be concerned about the ""enemy of 'Russia"" using Ukraine to import NATO-USA Air Bases and Chem Labs next door to Russia.
And while it might seem silly to the uninformed that the USA lied to Gorbachev in the '80s, and Russia has watched this lie continue to evolve right up to their front door.
I assure you that Putin believes what He believes, based on what He has seen happen.
And for those who are not yet able by mature understanding... to connect the dots... let me show you something.
When you send USA "Stinger Missiles" into the Ukraine that shoot down Russian Jet Fighter, then that is the USA doing that, not the Ukraine.
See, if you have a gun, and you want to kill someone, and i give you the bullets, then i just killed them.
You only pulled the trigger.
So, all this AID that is coming to the Ukraine from the USA, is the USA killing Russians, using the Ukraine to do it.
You need to figure this out, some of you, who can't comprehend the SITUATION.....
Better wake up.
Most American don't even know that Putin tried to tear all this down, and "mend fences" over a decade ago and asked Nato if Russia could join and be a part of the alliance of Nations.
He talked to Pres BILL CLINTON about it, and was told..>"let me see what i can do"...
= A.) NO ! We dont want RUSSIA, as we HATE RUSSIA.. so STAY OUT. !
So, Putin has seen what the reality is regarding it all.
No going back now.