It is the reason the US destroyed the Nordstream pipeline. The only thing keeping the fiat dollar afloat is the US requires the world to use US dollars to buy oil. Russia will let countries use Rubles to buy their oil. Ukraine is the stepping stone for NATO interests (the Jews running the Federal Reserve) to gain eventual control of Russian oil, which is their end game (same with Iran). A loss in Ukraine would torpedo their plans, if not forever it would be a huge set back. They want to do to Putin what they did to Qaddafi when he wanted to take Africa off the US dollar and replace it with a gold backed African dollar. Why do you think the US is throwing hundreds of billions of dollars at Ukraine and engaging in a proxy war that risks nuclear combat? It ain't to help those poor oppressed Khokhols.