Like HOW could this war have been avoided?

She obviously believes Vladmir Putin's reason for invading Ukraine had something to do with them possibly joining NATO and that a simple "promise" from Ukraine to abstain from doing that would have somehow avoided the entire invasion... as if.

In February 2022, Putin declared in a belligerent monologue that Ukraine does not actually exist and gave a lengthy revisionist rant wherein he claimed Ukraine was merely a region of the old Russian empire, and the rest is history for those with the ability to connect the obvious dots. :)

At this point, it still seems like a very stupid war that could have and should have been avoided.

I see you and your misinformed sources are still largely confused about this. Putin's invasion of Ukraine isn't remotely the first time that he's made aggressive maneuvers in former Soviet countries, and therefore it isn't exactly rocket science after his multiple repetitions doing it.

There is nothing Ukraine or anyone else could have done to dissuade Vladmir Putin from using their country as a stepping stone in his goal of deconstructing democracy around the globe while reconstituting the Soviet empire and creating a legacy for himself. Clue in, please. :)

Those Russian tanks are shit, too, which we've actually known for decades since the early '90s. They have an auto ammo loading system wherein multiple shells are stored within their turrets, and a well-placed strike -- as well as an indirect one -- will ignite a chain reaction that causes their entire ammo store to blow and the turret to pop off like a jack in the box, hence the "technical" not technical term used to describe it.

If you've never seen a tank turret flying multiple stories in the sky, you don't know what you're missing. Be right back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgqmGdvxwEs

A person with a decent aim can render these Russian tanks useless from miles away. That's why the Russians are sabotaging their own tanks and fleeing. :)

You can render them useless from miles away.

Asked and answered ... many times.

When is that much ballyhooed counter-offensive we keep hearing about going to get underway? Time is not on Ukraine's side, after all ...

Oh, I 'get' what Ukraine wishes to accomplish in this war and I really do wish them luck in achieving their goals.

Do you see them winning back Crimea, too?

What part of "Ukraine is fighting to reclaim ALL of it's territories lost since 2014" do you NOT get? Do you have any clue about Ukrainian politics and the national will to defend themselves?

Like HOW could this war have been avoided?

What they actually appear to be fighting for is the status-quo ante ... or worse.

At this point, it still seems like a very stupid war that could have and should have been avoided.

Or, as has been put to me by a far more reliable source, it was a classic case of "hit them where they ain't". :)