Oh, I see... your point is that, according to you, "US did it first" and also Ruzzia is justified because they are a nuclear power and Ukraine must therefore be under their influence to ensure peace. It would have been easier without so many (repetitive) pictures and noise.

So you are accusing the US of creating security issues by allowing Ukraine to fall out of the Ruzzian "sphere".

My first comment is that Ukrainians should have a say. I know you do not believe that people can choose and they have to accept whatever Moscow decides, but that is actually the type of thinking that leads to wars over and over in Europe - Empires and spheres instead of democracy and public accountability. This has been historically proven over and over.

But if you decide that this about empires then security is not a priority. Empires do not care about it, they care about expanding, getting more "subjects" and resources... but historically they have been fine with war. There is not a rule that says you need to allow other to develop and maintain their empire - there will be soft-power and even proxy wars under that mentality. Empires do not last forever.

And I hear you say: But Ruzzia has nukes and that is what makes it a dominant power able to impose their will and determine how their "border estates" (thanks for recognising Ukraine BTW). That is not true. The nature of nuclear weapons does not make them generally usable in an offensive conflict, so it makes Ruzzia safer from an substantive invasion of its territory or from major interferences, but it does not work to invade others - not too well anyway. Also, other countries may be tempted to acquire nuclear capabilities (Poland) or, more likely, to increase existing like France or the UK.

Then there is the Ruzzian army, which is another imperial weapon of choice. But it is not doing well, in fact it is being quite close to being ridiculed by a much smaller country.

I guess it is hard for a proud ex-empire, led by an old KGB guy and an oversized army that Ruzzia may no longer be what it used to - although it would have been better to understand it and avoid millions of deaths on both sides.

Funny you speak about Cuba, I mean, kind of a USSR land-based aircraft carrier during decades. And I guess even more funny since the US tried to invade and failed - like Ruzzia in Ukraine maybe.