there is a giant difference between a nation that is spontaneously invading from thousands of kms away and a nation that has been preparing an invasion for the past years right next door.
So far the ukrainians are holding well and also applying psyop against the russians, the consequences can...
We have seen the value of the alliance when we shot down that russian jet in 2015 and on other multiple proxy wars since then, but they know, if they dont stop the russians in ukraine, the russians will further invade into europe.