[thraneh]

> I try to remind myself to be especially careful about how I react

This is good advice and possibly a fault on my part. Coming from a deep frustration about not being able to make sense of current news, then finding out about Mearsheimer, it is very easy to see it as the truth.

> One of the flaws in his PoV is that none of it actually justifies Russia's behavior

I am not looking to find justifications. What happens in Ukraine is awful. There are no excuses.

What is the problem is that I (as Danish person) feel a great injustice has been seeded by the West and that no European politician now takes that responsibility upon them. On the contrary, they only repeat the narrative that this is the fault of Russia and, obviously, Putin.

That's probably what should be expected during times of war. Answering the "why?" is very difficult without the historical background and the interpretations from people like yourself.