@Francis Costa
This has never been about defending Democracy because Ukraine is a Democracy in name only. I would also point out that the current invasion of Ukraine is merely the continuation on the 2014 invasion that was stopped by the Minsk 1 and 2. Russia invaded because the Ukrainians were committing genocide of the ethnic Russians in the Donbas and Crimea. This never really ended even though it was supposed to by the Minsk accords. You can review 2014 CNN reports from the region for confirmation.
Many western leaders and even the former Ukrainian PM have admitted that the Minsk accords were a delaying tactic to allow them to build up their military - they were ALWAYS going to restart the war with Russia. They just had to lure Russia across the border so they would not be seen as the aggressor and the western press were ready to run the propaganda. Right up until the invasion - Ukrainian forces were shelling Russian civilians in the Donbas. They killed over 200 in February 2022 alone. In the circles they call this type of thing a false flag. This is the WHY Russia invaded according to a NATO analyst that was there. Funny how you never see any of this in the news here but just look who sponsors most of the news channels here: Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics to name a few - all the companies profiting off this.

I realize most won't be happy about this information or perhaps skeptical - to them I say do your own research. If you wonder why other countries aren't onboard with how we are approaching Ukraine - this is why. They don't have the western media propaganda machine feeding them fertilizer to get support for the war. Sometimes the truth isn't what we want to hear.