Ordinary people may not talk about it, but the Establishment knows that the US has only two major adversaries: China, economically, and Russia, militarily.
Neutralizing Russia also simplifies the equation in the South China Sea and Taiwan.
Let me tell you this
If US and UK Joint Intelligence can tell you what is the Russian point down to the every single step. What else do you think they know?
Also, as I said before, if this is a US or NATO trap (which both quite open about
NOT helping Ukraine even before the war and will sanction the hack out of Russia). And it is quite obviously from a mile away you can see US/NATO is hanging Ukraine to Dry to try to push Finland and Sweden into their camp. And if Putin really still do become a useful Idiot on that and getting "Played" into US/NATO hand, then either Putin is even stupider than I thought or Putin is losing his old mind.
Also, China would have to be willingly go and help Russia and therefore dragging their own economy down. No one can force China to help Russia but China.
Don't forget, let's say if this is a trap, you will still need Russia and China to willingly to participate in this trap in order for the US/NATO to bait Russia. It's not like US can order Russia into invading Ukraine. So, how do you account for that? Or what kind of "Master Plan" is that if all the key pieces needs your "enemy" to walk into them willingly?
I don't know anything about Putin or Xi, but I can safely say they are not stupid.
Russia is a has been "Power", everyone knows that but Putin.
They were not armed to teeth but were about to get armed to the teeth..
As I said previously I am completely neutral in this conflict. I am geninuely hoping for Ukrainian success as they are the party attacked here
How? If it's like you said, you don't need a big economy?
You do know Ukraine is a very poor country, right? Yes, their economy is comparable to Morocco but they are like 5 times bigger, have have twice to three time the population. Also, let's for argument sake, even if I believe Ukraine is about to get to the Moroccan Military Level,
Would that be a "Threat" to Russia?
Again, as I said before. you are not talking about a military at a level that would threaten Algeria or Libya, or even Syria, you are talking about a Military that can threaten RUSSIA. I don't think even Germany at this point can do that. Let alone Ukraine.