The west could have simply let Ukraine be invaded without resistance and enjoyed a cozy winter. Afterall, that's how they've reacted to foreign coups, invasions and wars since WW2. In some, they have been the aggressors themselves. Their assistance towards Ukraine is hardly egalitarian. It's good old cut-throat geopolitics.

Ofc, I empathize with Ukrainians watching their country be the latest on the chopping board of global games of chess. I would never wish that fate on anyone. But no European is a "victim of Russia's invasion". They are willing participants in a proxy war that benefits their long term national security goals. If anything, countries are relishing in being able to fight a war with Russia without putting a single body on the front lines.