Now, you could certainly argue that the response that time was far too light-touch.
> I mean, some articles I have seen so far call Putin an aggressor right in the title and then there is only one side considered.
I mean... who invaded Ukraine? Putin's Russia. That seems like a very clear case for Putin being the aggressor; outside of Russian state propaganda I don't think that's terribly controversial.
They were; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_sanctions_during...
Now, you could certainly argue that the response that time was far too light-touch.
> I mean, some articles I have seen so far call Putin an aggressor right in the title and then there is only one side considered.
I mean... who invaded Ukraine? Putin's Russia. That seems like a very clear case for Putin being the aggressor; outside of Russian state propaganda I don't think that's terribly controversial.