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You seem to think that there's a link between these two events. Could you explain what it is?
I don't think you have to be a Putin sympathiser or have swallowed a propaganda pill to be able to read a map and understand why Putin would not want the EU and Nato to be on their doorstep and reduce Russian controlled access to the Black Sea down to ¼ with the remainder being controlled by Nato allies.
They clearly would have struggled to invade once Ukraine were in Nato.
Donbas that Russia had invaded and occupied (in addition to the Crimea). What compromise would have been suitable other than Russia fucking all the way off back to its own territory?
You seem to think that there's a link between these two events. Could you explain what it is?