Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
There is a 'western narrative' about 2014 which I completely reject, but that said the instigator of the current war is Putin and Trump (as Rjk says) has maintained a close and admiring relationship with him since at least his first term (before that I think) and has ensured he is not sidelined or isolated.
The U.S intervened because a pro Russian president won during a fair election process. 11 years and billions of dollars later it looks as if things are back where they started both in territory and political balance.

I’m happy to stand corrected.