Why can't people in the West see that the war in Ukraine is clearly being waged against Russia with Ukraine being the proxy?

Putin just shocked Russians with a suggestion that Ukraine should be placed under external management by the U.N.

Now, Putin demands that Ukraine is put under external control!

For decades, Putin was accusing Ukraine in being a proxy of the U.S.

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And now, this bombshell: “The U.N. must introduce external management over Ukraine,” demanded Putin.

And when this fails, he’s whining and complaining that the UN must intervene — because Ukraine still refuses to surrender.

Russian propaganda has been pushing the myth of Ukraine’s external control literally for decades.

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Because he’s powerless — big, giant, “mighty” Russia is powerless against a small but unbreakable and proud Ukraine.

When the full-scale war in Ukraine started in 2022, Russians were calling it a “proxy war” and saying that they are fighting America on the territory of Ukraine.

Putin is a pathetic loser.

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He probably doesn’t even realize how pathetic he looks: in the 4th year of his 'special military operation,' the commander-in-chief of the 'second army in the world' and the 'top nuclear power,' is running to his arch enemy #1 — America, demanding to convince the Ukrainians to surrender.