Progress. You have gotten off the US pro-war propaganda juggernaut and recognized how complex the situation is.
Would be good to factor the anti-Russian literal Nazis in Ukraine killing Russians for the last 8 years into the equation.
Mw, "Dear God help us" is what you say after your essay. If Putin called this a Holy Crusade then who do you call on ? God doesn't decide who's righteous. God let's humans decide their fate. Many beliefs you have supported maybe have caused harm to others but their your beliefs.