Start here.

Here’s the real story: Russia’s invasion is the end result of 14 years of provocation by the West, including repeated declarations that Ukraine will join NATO and a U.S.-backed coup d’état in 2014 that displaced a pro-Russian president.

"Rickards: I've Never Heard So Many Lies." By James Rickards, ZeroHedge, 3/31/22 (emphasis removed).