Because you chose to bury your head in the sand. Instead of striking russia in 2022 once and for all, when it was weak and unstable, when there was still decent leadership in the US. Now US is isolating more and more, they are not going to get involved. And what have you been doing those past years? Ukraine basically bought you time, while fending off alone. Have you been preparing? Doesn't look like it...

The dawn was gray in Kiev this morning.