have you completely forgotten about those 122 or so “off-ramps” that were offered putin between roughly dic-2021 and late feb-2022???
there was A LOT of activity going on on all levels to keep russia from attacking a neighboring country … saying it was not so - is just factually wrong.
30 sec on google:
2 weeks before invasion:
- Putin has slammed Western claims of an imminent military threat, calling the idea “provocative speculation” that could lead to a conflict in the ex-Soviet country, according to a Russian readout of a call with French President Emmanuel Macron.*
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4 weeks before invasion:
Blinken did not offer specifics about the response, which he said won’t be released publicly, because the U.S. wants to give it the space for diplomacy to succeed and prevent Russia from invading Ukraine. President Joe Biden was “intimately involved” in crafting the letter, which also included input from European allies. Blinken said it contains the concerns of the U.S., Ukraine and its allies that Russia’s actions could undermine security. It also reiterates the Biden administration’s commitment to upholding Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and the “right of states to choose their own security arrangements and alliances.”
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I am certain you will find literally 100s of similar reports from all kinds of media outlets (and personas who tried to mitigate) in many countries that tried to avoid a russian attack before feb-24th … or you might check out a little known forum:
… which started to debate the matter en april 2021:
… of course only if you want to find them