Russia Ukraine war, page-217628

the realities of the world are that countries like Ukraine don't have any right to do what they want
Rightly or wrongly.
And countries like USA and Russia decide what happens in these countries. Rightly or wrongly.
They do it subversively or directly.
The big bully countries are the deciders.
That is the reality of life. And pretending it's not so, is just plain stupidity.
Russia was never going to put up with Ukraine not being pro Russian or at least neutral.
Zalensky and the western backers knew that if they kept pushing Ukraine towards the west ,
There would be war and people would die.
Zalensky should have kept Ukraine neutral.
he did not. Knowing the consequences.
He is responsible for the conflict. That's reality