Putin had 22 years to retake the former Soviet vassal states.
He's not interested in that....sorry to burst Houston bubble.
This isn't a war for freedom, this is a neocon directed war to conquer Russia.
Putin was dumb and was goaded into attacking.
Why do you think Macron and others are trying to distance themselves from Washington ? He figured out what the real objective is, and doesn't want to get nuked.
Or Europe for that matter..
They know Europe would be the first to feel the destruction from WWIII.
The leaks were an attempt by sane people in the military to tamp things down, and show what is Really going on.
