From a more gracious interpretation it could be because the Russian military are heavily reliant on Iranian and potentially Chinese support for supplies. In which case I would make a pre-emptive apology to some degree; I’d quibble about the definition, but I’d respect the heart being in the right place more. However, I am suspicious about those like 64 who seem more bothered about the west and many on that part of the left do see Ukraine as being like a puppet state of the USA, while disregarding that the armies on the ground are Ukrainians fighting on their own means and not as agents of NATO.
