Proxy war in Ukraine?

[Pat Mustard]

In the news today is Iran's acknowledgment that they supplied drones to Russia.  Iran claims it was a limited number before the start of the war.  Ukraine disputes that the number is or was small.  Yet on the other side, Russia is accusing the west of fighting a proxy war by supplying Ukraine with weapons.

Is Iran supplying Russia with weapons any different from the U.S. and Europe supplying weapons to Ukraine?

Yes, the nature of the war both sides are prosecuting. Russia is pursuing a war of aggression where acts of genocide are being sanctioned by those at the highest echelons of the armed forces and by Putain himself. Ukraine is fighting a defensive war and, as far as can be seen, is fighting the war to the highest standards of the international laws governing war.