- Ukraine is a democracy (not without its problems but getting better) and part of the west
- Casus belli were 95% lies (ok, this one is similar to some US wars)
- The attacker uses "culture wars" as casus belli (Putin refers to "degenerates" et al)
- The part of the attacker's casus belli that mentions Russian Empire also touches on several other east and north european countries -- perhaps this wasn't intended and the whole thing was just crazy rambling or perhaps there's something there
- The attacker is a crazed dictator who has been in power for 22 years and who might be lashing out due to his own deteriorating health
- The goal is to annex the whole country (there was extensive lying that it wouldn't be, but the actual goal has been revealed several times by video representations and accidentally published documents)
- The leader of the attacking nation has lost all credibility in the world's eyes
- Ukraine is a democracy (not without its problems but getting better) and part of the west
- Casus belli were 95% lies (ok, this one is similar to some US wars)
- The attacker uses "culture wars" as casus belli (Putin refers to "degenerates" et al)
- The part of the attacker's casus belli that mentions Russian Empire also touches on several other east and north european countries -- perhaps this wasn't intended and the whole thing was just crazy rambling or perhaps there's something there
- The attacker is a crazed dictator who has been in power for 22 years and who might be lashing out due to his own deteriorating health
- The goal is to annex the whole country (there was extensive lying that it wouldn't be, but the actual goal has been revealed several times by video representations and accidentally published documents)
- The leader of the attacking nation has lost all credibility in the world's eyes