Cooper said:
Ukraine was about to overrun the Donbas and take over Crimea
That's like saying the Mexican government is about to overrun the state of Texas. If you believe that, then I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you... But go ahead, go volunteer for the Russian front lines and get your ass blown up for nothing. World War 3 for a seaport, yeah, totally worth it.
You're force-fitting your ideological bias onto facts here.
Ukraine had an army of 60k troops ready to overrun Donetsk and the rest of the Donbas, and Crimea was next.. Russia had to intervene, its people there do not want to be ruled by Azovites. You're comparing Ukraine's 2022 army with Mexico??? That's not serious, hence the incoherent rant about WW3.