The Ukraine was doing fine until the US led maidan "revolution/coup" in late 2013.
To test that proposition just compare the Ukraine 4th April 2013 & the Ukraine 4th April 2024......its a no-brainer, IMO.
I know that some may justify the loss of millions of lives via war for an "ideological cause", but that is absurd because regimes can collapse/ be changed by non violent means while the dead can't be resurrected .
As the adage goes: "Where's there's life there's hope". but for the Ukraine a considerable amount of hope has been snuffed out already with the prospect of more of the same.
# Religious bigots have done so during Christendom and now that has been rebranded to US style Democracy & The American Way". Mind you the US is not shy in knocking over democratically Governments who are deemed hostile to US interests...eh?