Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Why Russia Invading Ukraine Was Inevitable - TLDR News" video.

  1. My impression is that Putin wasn't going to invade but wanted concessions from the west, the west are giving Putin nothing which has pushed Putin into a corner, either pull back and maybe look weak in Russia or invade in a messy war that he likely can't win as the west will likely arm the rebels in Ukraine to bog Russia down that will likely cost a lot of Russian lives and cost the moment. I get the impression that some countries in the west want Putin to invade because they see this as an opening to turn the Russian people against him, especially if Russia gets bogged down in a bloody war in Ukraine, this unfortunately isn't favourable for the Ukrainian people as they are likely being used from both sides as a pawn but in the end, Russia is the one that's starting all this. So basically, some western countries are seeing this as way to sell arms to the rebels, put Russia and Putin in a bloody war that could cost a lot of lives and money and hurt his reputation with the Russian people, so basically, bog him down in a longer term war over years, hence why it kinda looks like some western countries are egging Putin on to invade but I don't think he wanted to do it, he expected the west to give him some concession, not see it as an opening to hurt him and with that, Putin has more or less backed himself into a corner he can't win and likely has to invade. Also, I think the west will have to get a lot tougher on Russia if they do invade Ukraine, let's not kid ourselves, if Russia successfully invades Ukraine without being opposed in a meaningful way from the west, Ukraine won't be the last target and Putin will target other eastern European countries that are vulnerable, we've seen how this plays out in history, so yeah, I think the west will have to intervene even if they don't want to do so, otherwise this could get much worse in the years to come.
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