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It was wrong for the West to taunt Putin with baby steps to perhaps, maybe, someday, having Ukraine in NATO. It was wrong for Zelensky to see the build up of troops on his border and do nothing for a good solid three months leading up to the invasion.

But none of that makes Russian troops invading, shelling and bombing hospitals, violating evacuation corridor agreements by firing on fleeing civilians, or any of the other senselessly hostile things they've done OK. They are wrong, their actions are evil.

I realize you're not sticking up for Russia, but I do think that if we're talking morals, it doesn't require moral absolutes (which I do think exist, but that's another discussion) to be able to judge the current situation. That is, I don't think condemning Russia's actions requires a priori agreement to a universal canonical moral standard.