Leaving their hide was the worst possible decision.

@BigReba Where are you hearing/reading that? From official sources in Ukraine, from western governments, from fled Ukrainians' or self-proclaimed 'military consultants' podcasts?

Russia owns over 20% of pre-war Ukraine, where happens to be 50% worth (dollar trillions) of f.e. rare earth minerals. Russia has Crimea, crucial for it's navy, Sevastopol being the only port to international waters not being frozen over at winters. Russia had been a solid communist dictatorship, and those days gone, it is still an autocracy, even a dictatorship (yet far from what it was before). Do you really think that Russia itself, and it's people will go down because of war circumstances? Before Ukraine? Think again.

From day one, and even before, it was clear Ukraine is just a patsy, the US is behind all the colored revolutions, coups which happened in post-soviet states, and moving NATO closer and closer to it's borders.. It is also clear that Russia has the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons on planet Earth, and speaking of manpower Ukrainians even with mercenaries and NATO's/Santa's little helpers are never gonna reach the fraction, Russia has. How do you think it will end? Let's count with the wet dream of western (pre-dominantly jewish) foreign-strategists'. Putin is gone. The next in line of succession are bloodthirsty maniacs openly talking about annihilation of the US-cuck western c(o)untries. If all the chain of command aken out - the so called dead man's hand doctrine starts, which is sending nukes to European and global targets. If humanity survives that, or by miracle the doctrine not happens to start - Russian Federation shatters into several states, but all the more military groups gonna get their hands on weapons of mass destruction.. If Russia fails, the outcome is nuclear and biological warfare..

All for the benefit of zionist jews, greater-Israel, and JEWSA selling weapons to Ukraine on US and EU taxpayer money.. The US meanwhile tries to prevent Europe from buying Russian oil, selling instead it's shitty LNG. And US, which orchestrated the whole thing already has a big chunk. if not all of the remaining Ukraine's minerals. A big fucking money-laundering, at the expense of Ukrainians, Russians, Russia's minorities, European nations, Israel's enemies, and USA's competitors, also fucking sideways S-America and Africa.

Ukraine should have uphold the MINSK treaties, or realize what they are capable without help (which is fading day by day) is almost nothing, and with that in mind every sane country, leader would put away it's ego, to prevent total destruction. Ukraine is toasted for decades already..

Btw. how is that the last few leaders, high ranking officials happen to be jewish in Ukraine? Just like the US warmonger Nuland, main characters in US government and handlers of almost all Senators? Not caring for goyim lives, huh?