Russia and Ukraine

[The Architect Of Fate]

Is can at least be in principle by objective,  Ought can ever be more than subjective at best and worse then worthless when impracticable or manifestly self defeating in practice.    Your ought is not someone else’s ought.   Ought does not excuse, change or mitigate the material consequence of its pursuit.

Might-makes-right isn't a good recipe for international relations.

Indeed his mindset is the one every blood-soaked regime of the early to mid  20th century to justify its atrocities

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balance of power, or might, is the only good recipe for international relations.

No it is not

And this is utter bullshit. No abuses by Americans justify Russia's actions. Ukraine is an independent country that has the right to join any group it wants Russian gets no say in the matter and its aggression is unjustified and irrational. This isn't the balance you're suggesting it's simply justifying one nation's imperialism by another nation's imperialism when neither are in the right and no good will come of this.