>>513967867
I already said what I believe to be the American's vested interest, I will quote it for you:
>US has a vested interest because if Russia can occupy Odesa, they can directly control the trade route that the western world rely on.
Other than this, I've not claimed that the West get anything from Ukraine nor alluded to it. However, I think it's quite obvious the West would rather have Ukraine in their hands rather than Putin's if for no other reason than to control the space between EU proper and Russia.
With regards to the port being wrecked, that is simply not true. It has taken damage, but it is not completely incapacitated. Furthermore, the West are invested on repairing it because it's of such strategic importance and vital to trade. For this reason, even if it was totally incapacitated, it is still the perfect target for Russia to seize as it would take it out of West's hands.
If the West control the port, no matter how damaged, they can reconstruct it and use it. If the West don't control the port, they can't reconstruct it. They can't use it. This massively affects their trade.
Finally, what have I said to make you think I'm shilling? I'm not shilling for anyone. I hate all of the governments equally and hope they all fail. I'm simply sharing what I think Russia's intentions are. Discussing something from an opposing point of view is not shilling, it's simply using your brain as intended. Do you think the US government just blindly act or do you think they try to see things from the perspective of their adversaries? Obviously they do, right? So they're shilling? Obviously not.