The UA army was NATO trained with 120-150,000 of their best troops poised to attack the Donbas. These troops were trapped in the east and are likely substantially destroyed.
Ukraine is controlled by the US and the US is controlled by the neocons. Also true of NATO.
It becomes clear that Putin has developed the russian military to the point where the US has no superiority and is in some areas inferior.. Putin has also developed the russian economy so that it is independent of the west and in much better state than western economies.
The Donbas has 95% of Ukraine's mineral resources which the US would like to control. Well Russia waited until it was strong enough and then acted.
The US and NATO need to save face.
Russia recently mobilised its military industrial base which is now running 24/7 to build stocks. NATO stocks are low as much has been shipped to Zelensky.
Russia aimed to denatzify and demilitarise the Ukraine. To save face the US will need to negotiate this; if Russia is forced to totally defeat Ukraine then US and NATO credibility will be zero.
