Europa / Europe and the EU + EEA

Saying “I don’t like what Russia is doing BUT” followed by paragraphs of why everything is the fault of the US and NATO and why Ukraine should roll over is not a condemnation.

According to your standards the entire US is North Korea apologists. I never once made an excuse for Putin, and consistently condemn his actions, all I'm saying is that the risk of a major nuclear confrontation is a major factor when considering what options the US should respond with. There are other means to protect Ukrainians & to hurt Russian interests. It doesn't exactly look good when you have a country that has consistently advocated for & funded a genocide in one region (Gaza), telling another country what it is doing is morally wrong. If you want to win over the basic & inherent interests of people all over the world, like those in Russia to stand up to Putin, then how about stop giving them hypocritical inconsistencies to point out.

He won’t push the button because Russia will cease to exist if he does.

And so would much of the US. Do you really think NATO is just about defense? NATO is I'd argue equally an offensive agency, which is fine from my perspective, but if a anti-American, pro-Russian offense agency was talking about providing defense in Mexico, you can't argue that it would not be a substantial risk of escalating tensions & engagement. Look at what happened in Cuba for example. America has been engaged in proxy wars against Russia for almost a century. To act like there isn't a possibility of him pushing the button when they're on his border is ridiculous.