i'd like to apologize for the long post but please bear with me because i have alot to say
i'm not a European but i'll say my opinion as a victim of great powers.
first of all we need to know that wars don't happen for no reason, starting from civil wars in Africa and ending with world wars. There is this theory in international relations that says: "everything goes by interest".So no matter where the war happens you need to look at the interests behind it.
We, people who live in the so called third world, know better than anyone the ulterior motives and the reasons behind these wars, whether in the middle east, Africa, or Europe. Imperialism is your answer to this matter.From the very start of the world itself, great powers always attempted to rule over as much as possible from the world map, and have always strived for power. the issue of Ukraine, as well as Syria, Iraq,African countries...etc is as simple as this. powerful countries always try to use small and weaker countries to even become more powerful and rich. while trying to do that, as a great power you'll eventually clash with other great powers. History has seen many devastating wars that left nothing but regrets for people,and that is where fear enters the game. we have yet to experience a great war like WW1 or 2, so Russia and America, the two great powers that rule the international system are not interested in such a war. So they use other countries for their clashes, which is exactly the case in Ukraine.
I myself not really on anyone's side but looking at the scene from afar i can say that what happened there was that USA wanted to score a point at Russia so it was best to try and win Ukraine to use it for many things that threatens Russia, such as installing rockets batteries there and using Ukraine's air in the worst case scenario. But of course Russia did not take that laying, so they decided to urge the Russian people who live there to start a riot and demand to gain independence, which has really lit the civil war's first spark and still continues to make things worst there.
lastly, i would like to say that i'm too sad for what is happening there because i know, as a middle eastern, how devastating civil wars can be. i hope that the issue gets solved soon and no one gets hurt anymore.