This podcast by Alex Christoforou is also relevant. He describes how The West has repeatedly shot itself in the foot over sanctions and he lists the many ways there were of avoiding this military intervention.
He also mentions the plans to depose Putin and split up Russia. They even had the maps already drawn!
Map showing how much land Ukraine would have lost if they accepted the peace deal. The separatist regions and Crimea have already been de facto not part of Ukraine since 2014.
This podcast by Alex Christoforou is also relevant. He describes how The West has repeatedly shot itself in the foot over sanctions and he lists the many ways there were of avoiding this military intervention.
He also mentions the plans to depose Putin and split up Russia. They even had the maps already drawn!
Map showing how much land Ukraine would have lost if they accepted the peace deal. The separatist regions and Crimea have already been de facto not part of Ukraine since 2014.
https://i.imgur.com/qpNXd5L.jpg