Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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I have a few questions for this thread:
- Does this thread foster discourse and open discussion towards constructivism and critical exchange of ideas?
- Do you truly care about Ukrainians and their lives? If so, how much do you care inside?
- What are you hoping for Ukraine to achieve through this conflict? Does the goal justify the cost?
- Is Russia being threatened by NATO and if not explain.
- What would have happened if Ukraine had stayed neutral and refused America's influence? Speak cost of life please.
- Why do you trust the west (USA, European countries)? Do they have a track-record of being clean in the past 50 years geopolitically?
- Is hatred towards Russians during this war at this moment racism in your view, or is it somehow exempt? What is your justification for hatred, and can hatred be justified? Is it acceptable to despise a person for the country they are born in and are loyal to without knowing anything about them?
- How does this conflict lead us towards a better world?
- Are you proud of the current social fabric of the USA, Canada and European countries, the degradation of traditionally Christian values such as the traditional family, proliferation of sexual promiscuity, pornography, and media that encourages greed, egocentrism, hate, fear, deceit and blasphemy? Do you think this is a good direction for modern civilization? Is this a societal model you would like to see a traditionally orthodox Christian country like Ukraine follow? What are the implications for Ukraine's moral structure?

Please answer responsibly, millions of Ukrainians and Russians are dead due to this conflict. This means husbands leaving widows and orphans behind, lives meant for engineering, law, dentistry, medicine, business, and any other way of serving society being erased, dreams, hopes, loves, desires of bonding, wiped between a clash of superpowers.
Thank you for your time and thought.