“If men could learn from history​—what lessons it might teach us! But Passion and Party blind our eyes, and the light which experience gives is a lantern on the stern which shines only on the waves behind us!”​—Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Many people without adequate knowledge of the history and present condition surrounding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine have been following crowds to post diverse things online just because that's what is sensational now. They have been casting Putin as a Demon and some have even started begging Russia.
That's the trend. Most of this people by tomorrow will quickly forget and post about Tonto Dike's new boyfriend. Anything that's just trending.
Education that is continuous is important. It differentiates one and makes one less susceptible to following the crowd.
Every country in the world, especially the superpowers are selfish. However, the USA and the west hasn't been fair and considerate towards Russia and its place in the world. NATO has almost completely encircled Russia. And now Ukraine, a brother to and an immediate neighbour of Russia wants to join NATO, thus leaving Russia very very vulnerable. Putin as a proactive and very capable Russian leader had to act in the way he can. This is politics.
Putin has a lot of excesses, granted, and he tries to use his muscle to get his way, so too those other world powers, USA even more. USA especially has devastated a lot more nations that chose to go a different way in the last century than any other country.
Putin will most likely not go beyond annexing lands he feels Russia has given Ukraine since about 500 years when their relationship was good. He can't successfully occupy Ukraine for long or make Ukraine disappear. And this will not lead to any world war III. America, though much more powerful than Russia, can't afford to fight Russia. The world will melt!
My heart goes to the many civilians that will loose their lives. This civilians are captives of these powerful and greedy men.

How did west make Russia vulnerable?
And why is Russia so concerned about Ukraine to the extent of invading it (a sovereign nation)??

FERNANDEZISBACK:
How did west make Russia vulnerable?
And why is Russia so concerned about Ukraine to the extent of invading it (a sovereign nation)??

Because Ukraine refused to allow Russia speaking part of Ukraine independence ...they have right to self determination like every human but Ukraine refused

mrvitalis:

Because Ukraine refused to allow Russia speaking part of Ukraine independence ...they have right to self determination like every human but Ukraine refused

Rephrase that statement pls..

FERNANDEZISBACK:
How did west make Russia vulnerable?
And why is Russia so concerned about Ukraine to the extent of invading it (a sovereign nation)??

Guilty by association