Most people on the street do not realise that Boris Johnson instigated the Ukraine war after convincing Zelensky not to sign the Minsk 2 accord, based on political pressure from President Biden. On top of that, in 1991 Gorbachev dismantled the Soviet Union with agreement from the West that the frontier of NATO would not get closer to Russia. Since then, 16 countries have been added to NATO, pushing the NATO frontier right up to the Russian border. How can anyone be surprised on how Putin has reacted? If the roles were changed it would be unlikely the western world would have allowed a Soviet Union frontier to encroach on the West. It is surprising Putin has not been more aggressive. With Sweden joining this year we have poked the bear too hard. Expect major retaliation.