Ukraine is the one being invaded.
This is not a symmetrical situation.
Also, claiming this is a matter of "lining pockets" is absurd defamation.
Discussion
Defamation of who? Would you question that the war makes money like nothing else? Do you see the possibility of Ukraine actually clearing Russian soldiers from the east (let alone Crimea?)
And - I respect your opinion, and welcome debate (what’s the point in just talking to like-minded people)