[yks]

> The population doesn't want to be under Russia's boot

More importantly, the population doesn't enjoy genocide and torture that comes with "being under Russia's boot". The specific goals and ways with which Russia wages this conquest makes them unequivocally "bad guys" and Americans who help Ukrainians "good guys", even if this simplicity offends your cynical tastes.

[hobo_in_library]

Hear, hear. The torture is much more palatable when it's under the boot of a US propped dictator.