Uncalled for. Believe Putin could have gotten much of what he wanted through diplomacy and negotiations. As things stand, he's royally fucked things up. Poor intelligence, poor logistical planning. You plan for worst-case. Putin planned for best-case. Everything has flowed from that.
Now the 2022-style Lend-Lease is coming in. Now the bodies of dead Russian men are coming home, to angry families. Putin worked hard over the years to divide Europe and split Europe from the USA. In less time than it takes to tell about it, that's all gone out the window. Ukraine is putting up one hell of a fight.
Is Putin corrupt? Yes. Is Zelensky corrupt? Most likely. But then again, politicians all over are corrupt, just a matter of degree.
The river of bad blood between Russia and Ukraine, already the size of the Mississippi at St. Louis, just gets wider and deeper.
And we are once again reminded that the older people start the wars, the younger people fight them, and the oldest and youngest people suffer the most. If you can, as you can, donate a few bucks to Save the Children.