There was a bit of nuance here, which unfortunately will get misconstrued by both sides. But you shouldn't understand "provocation" as a "legitimate justification".
Further, a point which wasn't mentioned: if Rus feels NATO failed to uphold promises, their gripe is with NATO, not Ukraine.
Scott Horton is not nuanced. He keeps calling Maidan a 'coup' with the deliberate intent to smear the Ukrainian people.
He also completely ignores Russia's broken promises and violations. He doesn't argue in good faith and just wants to give MAGA a legitimate reason to abandon support for Ukraine.
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Further, a point which wasn't mentioned: if Rus feels NATO failed to uphold promises, their gripe is with NATO, not Ukraine.
He also completely ignores Russia's broken promises and violations. He doesn't argue in good faith and just wants to give MAGA a legitimate reason to abandon support for Ukraine.