Its actually kinda about both.

The first part of the question, yes.

The second part of the question, no.

Not ragebait, you’ve just been propagandized.

Let’s be honest, the average american isn’t saying rich people. They are saying “them” or “the deep state” or some other dogwhistle relating to jews. Or they’ll just find a term that abstracts the problem away from rich people.

Oh, the US for sure is involved. I don’t remember the exact year but they literally backed a leader that was pro US like 12 years ago. That directly affected trade with Russia.

And this area of land we are talking about is pretty much Ukraines economy. The majority of manufacturing happens there. Convenient that Russia has loyalists there.

But let’s not get into the weeds, my position is still what it is and it’s been in my bio for a while now:

Russias imperialist, Ukraine is full of Nazis, and the US started it. Stop the war.

Ukraine is the victim in the US and Russias imperialist dick measuring contest.

Neither the US nor Russia is telling the full story.

If it makes you feel better, there are Marxist-Leninist parties with anti Russia stances, just most MLs on this site are not members of those parties.