The US is an imperial warmonger and they created the conditions for a proxy war, which Russia engaged with.

So the U.S. made Putin’s army roll its miles long line of cold-war era military equipment into Ukraine in November of '21?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine

It’s hard to lie about things that the whole world was watching.

“Over” with Putin having gotten what he wants after killing millions of Ukrainians and still occupying their land. So no, fuck Putin and fuck anyone who supports his insane bloody quest for glory.