You forgot to read the article. Civilians die in wars just like soldiers. For the past 8 years, Russian civilians were dying at the hands of Ukranians by the thousands. And Putin is supposed to stand for the US not listening to his pleas for the US to stop supporting the Ukraine? Click the links to the article, above.
You mean you defend that, yet two month lasting attack with tens of thousands of russian soldiers and ukrainian RA-"volunteers" as being adequate?
Correct countermeasures, no?
Putin's Russia gave birth to the first major threat to "world peace" in the 21st century.
Great achievement, no?
Everyone but the wrong people are paying a high price for this.
Fair developments, no?
The thing is, i can temporarily inspect someone's viewpoint, for understanding, while you seem like you can not (or do not want to).
You might want to try to get at eye level in this discussion, no?