For those confused about Ukraine, please send a thank you note to the Medium editors responsible for selecting articles they recommend to the Medium members.
I posted on Medium several articles explaining the situation in Ukraine; about half of them, before the war started.
So, please skim quickly my last 30 or so articles, reaching back to December 2021, and read any of my texts about Ukraine. I bet, that if you are interested in getting to the bottom, you will read all of them.