The point of Ukraine is that Russia is going to eventually have it in its sphere of influence one way or another. That's just a consequence of the geography and history.
But no one want to give Russia a viable state that Russia could profit from. You want to give Russia a wasteland with no industry and millions of mad and starving citizens.
The reason why the USA would want this and Russia doesn't is obvious (this is the reason Russia still hasn't gone all out in the conflict). The reason why the Ukrainians would rather prefer an unviable wasteland is less clear for me.
Look, people have got this all wrong.
The point of Ukraine is that Russia is going to eventually have it in its sphere of influence one way or another. That's just a consequence of the geography and history.
But no one want to give Russia a viable state that Russia could profit from. You want to give Russia a wasteland with no industry and millions of mad and starving citizens.
The reason why the USA would want this and Russia doesn't is obvious (this is the reason Russia still hasn't gone all out in the conflict). The reason why the Ukrainians would rather prefer an unviable wasteland is less clear for me.