The US has illegally occupied Syrian territory for years and now bombs the country, while Israel is now conquering even more Syrian territory. In contrast, Russia was invited by the legitimate government of Syria. On what grounds can the US lecture other states?
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And Russia didn’t enter Donbas until those regions had a referendum, declared independence and asked Russia for security assistance.
Since the coup in 2014 Putin had discouraged holding that referendum and tried instead to negotiate a settlement for them to remain within Ukraine.
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