So, help me understand what literally happened.

Having organized a coup d’état in Ukraine in 2014

This one has some actual credibility to it; although I don't agree with the summary it at least seems plausible. Can you send me some arguments I can read for why it was more a coup d'état than a legitimate revolution? What percentage of Ukrainians, as a ballpark, would you estimate supported Yanukovych's removal?

the United States sent its NATO proxy army eastward

How many Ukrainian troops are literally on the eastern side of the border vs. Russian troops on the western side of the border?

giving weapons to Ukraine to fight an ethnic war against its Russian-speaking population

Around how many literal casualties were there in this war? How many Russian-speaking Ukrainians killed or wounded by NATO weapons (pre-Russian-invasion, if you're going to argue that the Russian's special operation was in defense of Ukrainians)?

turn Russia’s Crimean naval base into a NATO fortress

Can you tell me more about the planned fortress? Where is the base or bases planned to be built, and where can I read more about the timelines or other plans?

This Croesus-level ambition aimed at drawing Russia into combat

What statements or actions by US or NATO members can you point to that attempted to "draw" Russia into attacking Ukraine?

depleting its ability to defend itself, wrecking its economy in the process and destroying its ability to provide military support to China and other countries targeted for seeking self-dependency as an alternative to U.S. hegemony.

I'd agree with this part, yes. I'm still lost as to why it's the US's fault that it happened.

After eight years of provocation, a new military attack on Russian-speaking Ukrainians was conspicuously prepared, ready to drive toward the Russian border in February 2022.

Can you elaborate on the provocation? Did Ukraine, for example, annex any territory from the Russian Federation, or bomb apartment buildings or hospitals on the Russian side of the border? If they had done either of those things, what would you say a reasonable response from Russia would have been?

Russia protected its fellow Russian-speakers from further ethnic violence by mounting its own Special Military Operation.

How many people injured in this ethnic violence? What was the aim of the special military operation -- removing Zelensky from power? Disarming the Ukrainian military? Annexing Ukrainian territory? I'm still trying to get a sense of what is your assertion of what the goals and motives were on the Russian side.

If you're talking about his book super imperialism, it's not a guide but an exposition. The fact it's used as a guide just tells us how good the people doing imperialism are at hiding it that the rest of their organization doesn't even know and how well written it is. I'm not sure what you're reading from this but I hope it's similar to my interpretation?

He predicted the 2008 thing before it happened so I'd say his track record is uh decent.

Russia annexed territory from Ukraine, and was amassing troops for a further invasion. US intelligence said as much, Russia denied any such plans, then invaded, and ever since, hundreds of thousands of Russian and Ukrainian human beings on Ukrainian soil have been having their flesh shredded by high-powered weapons.

I'd say the fact that Russia:

• Annexed quite a bit of Ukrainian territory before the war
• Lied about its plans to invade, and
• Has troops on the ground all over Ukraine

... shouldn't really be facts in dispute, and to me those that adds up to "Russia is in the wrong" even without adding in any additional facts which might be more disputable. But you don't see it that way?

Just turn on CNN, Reddit, or FOX, it’ll be easier to get it straight from the source then any watered down explanation this lib will give.