[tauntz]

The "retaliation" against US is to disrupt communications between.. Finland and Germany?

Applying the same logic, Ukraine should retaliate against Russia for bombing their hospitals with an attack on.. Iranian civilian infrastructure? Did I get that right?

[lifestyleguru]

Russia is fighting "Western fascists" and NATO. Don't try to understand this.

[aguaviva]

Russia's regime pretends to be fighting those entities. It's real enemy is simply independent Ukraine with its currently recognized borders.

This is entirely straighforward. Nothing that requires any struggle to understand.