If anyone believes that Ukraine was not set up as a sacrificial state eventually for Russia to take back if they so chose then they are a fool. The West has never had any desire to protect the Ukraine only their assets and that was a sacrifice they were willing to make if Russia ever decided to expand its borders once more. This was abundantly clear during the last time Russia expanded its borders and fought over pipelines with Ukraine. Even in the 90s when Bill Clinton was bloviating like a cow, Ukraine was being set up as a sacrificial lamb, a buffer zone to comfortably let Russia expand if they ever became a threat again.
If anyone believes that Ukraine was not set up as a sacrificial state eventually for Russia to take back if they so chose then they are a fool. The West has never had any desire to protect the Ukraine only their assets and that was a sacrifice they were willing to make if Russia ever decided to expand its borders once more. This was abundantly clear during the last time Russia expanded its borders and fought over pipelines with Ukraine. Even in the 90s when Bill Clinton was bloviating like a cow, Ukraine was being set up as a sacrificial lamb, a buffer zone to comfortably let Russia expand if they ever became a threat again.