Putin's North Korean Soldiers

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What I think I know is that The West and Ukraine are trying to hit Putin where it hurts, his wallet (economy). The poking the bear must be working.

I dont want either side to hurt civilians.  I think the blatant arrogance of the West and lack of statecraft in this day and age has been deplorable  .  Likewise the blatant stupidity of the Russian state in squandering any sympathy the most third party conservative could have had for them by their various actions. But I wouldn't pretend that I support the US federal government one iota, based on their behaviour. Just like I wouldn't pretend to be Pro Russia.  One thing is for sure and that is both sides are almost out of warm bodies.  The only one who wins on one side is the commercial West who can invade a wartorn Ukraine in the West and perform fake Hearts and Mind 'infrastructure building'  with the twist of Monsanto GMO and crass mundane commercialism and control,  and Russia on the Eastern side with heavy handed attempts at spiritual and ethnic unity in bids for oil fields and territory.
Lets not forget the money laundering and organ trafficking, which is to say nothing of USA commercial deals in their own Gazprom scandals.