I think the US is to blame for this war, for deliberately provoking Russia to the point they felt they needed to respond.
That video by John Mearsheimer I referenced in my first post on Russia laid out the situation pretty well, and Putin's reasoning in the full speech I quoted fits Mearsheimer's argument.
From the information I have, I would say yes.
I think the US is to blame for this war, for deliberately provoking Russia to the point they felt they needed to respond.
That video by John Mearsheimer I referenced in my first post on Russia laid out the situation pretty well, and Putin's reasoning in the full speech I quoted fits Mearsheimer's argument.