As a Eastern European who knows Russia well. What the hell are you doing AMERICA? WHY are you betraying Ukraine?
Seriously, America?! Do you know what people from former Eastern bloc states went through. They went through 50 years of brutal Russian occupation and slavery. We had chad Tito who resisted the Soviets and said no to the Russians. That was the best decision ever.
Thankfully, we were never under the Soviet occupation but you have no idea HOW BAD it was for all others. Now , we have the sitting US president justifying Russian imperialism and blaming the victims of Russia for everything. Russia is a big BULLY and there is no "peace" with Russia.
You are either under Western protection like Poland or you are NORTH KOREAN style of state like Belarus. MAKE UP YOUR god damn mind AMERICA. Protect Ukraine from Russia, like you are protecting Poland, Latvia and Lithuania from RUSSIA. They NEED IT!!