Russia Ukraine war, page-211854

"...The Yanks made him do it..."
I said no such thing.

Trying to attach emotionally-triggering labels to events is all fine and dandy. But none of this changes the fact that US's meddling in Ukrainian affairs, their constant efforts to diminish Russian influence in countries all around Russian borders, dismissal of Russia's security interests and concerns, is a large contributing factor to the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.