Maybe.... Just maybe.... He's tired of NATO creeping up in his back yard. Or labs. Or Nazis. Putin is a commie fuck but I'm not sure he's the baddie here.
There is NO question the 2016 platform change by the GOP to a pro russia position along with the trump administration romance of putin is EXACTLY why the Ukrainians are suffering. And, THANKS to your vote NOT to provide aid is why the GOP is dangerous to our Democracy