I am Russian and I wish this war never started. Btw, if Russia act more friendly and was aimed to partnership instead of confrontation, NATO will be dismissed years ago. The only reason NATO has funding from its countries is fear. So they made Putin (gosh I hate him so much) their personal scarecrow to get more financial support.
That’s my perspective.
Maybe western leaders gain even more power and support after this invasion? They now can do whatever they want and justify all their actions with Russian-Ukrainian war. How do you think?