Bernhard Gives... So Does Brian.

 ... a good retrospective of the run-up to the events of February 2022 and commencement of SMO. Highly recommended. 

The Buildup To War In Ukraine - Saturday, February 19, 2022

A must read, actually. Enjoy at MoA blog. Typical Bernhard--meticulous and detailed.  

Also, Brian's always excellent summary: 

The first "anniversary" of SMO is coming in 4 days and it is a good time to make some intermediate summaries. In related news, Sasha Rogers in his classic acerbic, sardonic really, manner explains (sadly, only in Russian) to all "armchair strategists" those "teeny-weeny" issues related to real statesmanship--unknown subject in the combined West--and guiding a monstrous ship of state such as Russia, especially through SMO.