No i don't have to understand a more than 100 year old clique, i have to understand that people are being killed in what is essentially a land grab. Now you may like making excuses for unwarranted invasion, feel free to lick whatever boots turns you on, don't expect me to welcome a psycho with open arms
The problem is not Putin, trust me.
We need to befriend Russians. To welcome them, to convince them to be our allies .
If we isolate Russians, they will start getting hostile to the West.