You're avoiding my question so I'll answer it myself.

The reason nobody cared about whatever happened in Ukraine in 2014, but became hysterical about basically the same thing, on the face of it, happening in 2022 is because by 2022 an enormous propaganda effort was in full swing to instil fear and hatred of Russia, and to prepare western society for war on a scale unprecedented in the modern era.

As well as reporting on Ukraine this includes, for example, the Russiagate hoaxes, where US intelligence, DNC and media simply fabricated stories about Russian interference in the 2016 election. They were caught red-handed and there is no doubt whatsoever that this was a concerted and coordinated program to lie about Russia's threat - but of course it doesn't matter that they were caught because they simply don't report it.

You are being lied to about Russia in the same way you were lied to about Iraq and WMDs. Except now the war that you are being programmed to support will not be limited to killing a few million foreigners in a far away country that can't defend itself. The monsters who are doing this are perfectly willing to take you and your children all the way to nuclear war. And if we don't get there they'll still have used your fear and hatred to take away your freedoms.

Time to wake up.