This young girl below seems to show more geopolitical insight than the US State Department. Ukraine needed to act as a demilitarized buffer state between NATO and Russia, and the US-driven 2014 coup plus ongoing extensive training and rearmament of the Ukrainian military, together with its integration into the NATO command structures, turned that buffer into an existential threat. There are historical parallels for Russia’s response, as the young girl so eloquently states.
This young lady has a brilliant career ahead of her in the Chinese foreign service!