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Fuck russia but do we really need to be supporting a proxy war at the moment? Why is Ukraine so important to us?
Because Russia fucked around during the elections, and how are in the find out phase.
On a more serious note, it's because it sends a message to many other nations (China for example) that invading have consequences. A good example of this was Hitler and Chamberlain: appeasement did not stop, but actually made worse, the situation. It costs less this way in the long term
Also Russia is spending so much money in Ukraine which means they hav less money to fuck with elections. I have seen talk of republican campaigns having serious funding problems now. Hmm why might that be? Russia has been incredibly effective at funding disinformation and promoting right wing fascist candidates compared to what they have spent.