I have understood it all along.
The reason Putin didn’t come in with overwhelming force is because it’s like Texas invading Oklahoma. Half the troops have relatives on the other side.
All Putin wanted was a neutral Ukraine, but the globalist psychopaths don’t.
If that is what he wanted then he is the dumbest person on earth. There were many things he could have done to ensure Ukraine either stayed neutral or was an ally. Seizing parts of Ukraine in 2014 was not a decision that any sane person would think would lead Ukraine to become neutral or more of an ally.