Personally, I don’t support either Ukraine or Russia, I see Ukraine as harboring nazis and they should answer for their crimes in the Donbas. However, when Russia invaded Ukraine I saw it as an imperialist invasion for Putin to conquer Ukraine. After He annexed the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia oblasts, this became a very blatant imperialist invasion. Secondly, I found this post, which talks about the Russian capture of Bakhmut. I was suprised about the number of people who supported Russia. Am I wrong here for not supporting Russia? I would love to hear you opinions on this matter.
I doubt anyone here is a fan of the damage that has happened, despite the memes and ironic Putin stanning that happens from time to time. But also, this is very much a war for Russia’s security as a nation rather than a war of colonization. The only ones in danger of being colonized here is Russia, which NATO states are attempting to balkanize on behalf of Western finance capital. According to Western media, Russia invaded “first,” yet really Russia’s invasion is a response to decades of hostile Western assaults and breaking of agreements. Whether the ruling class of Russia has imperialist ambitions or not, they simply do not have the capacity to do so.
If this was the '38 and the Soviets struck first and invaded Germany before they could unleash unmitigated terror onto Europe, our world would likely be having a similar conversation.