It doesn't justify Russia's aggression, but it helps understand why.

The leaked phone call and video of US diplomats in Ukraine? Which part is BS? There are many components involved; economics, history, trade agreements, hegemony, etc.

For example, we learned harsh economic punishment fueled the fascist movement in Nazi-German, and European anti-communists aided Hitler's rise to power. These influences don't justify Hitler, but they help understand how things develop.