This is bad medicine.
Ossetia is a gateway between the ME and Europe and it is an energy crossroads.
Whoever controls this point will control much
You are correct this war is about many thingsnot just what the talking heads say but what they don’t say as well.
And yes I agree that Vladimir Putin is running things like the nazi take over of the Sudetenland. Things is getting curiouser & curiouser all the time.