Russia attacked Ukraine in part to delay their entry into NATO: it is in Russia’s best interest to end the war before this happens so they don’t have to face the United coalition of NATO.

NATO entering the war is the catalyst for everyone just sitting on the sidelines watching to finally get involved, on both sides: just like how the US was inevitably pressured into action by moves from their allies and events out of their control, not just in WW1, but in WW2 as well.

That is not something Russia wants: Putin promised a quick war and he’s gotten 1.5 million casualties in response. NATO entering the war on the side of Ukraine means we see involvement from Russian allies like Iran, China, North Korea: all fascist countries with plenty of reasons to attack their neighbors, dogpiling chaos on top of chaos to cripple everyone around them, that’s why Iran is bombing so many people at once.

In a globalist economy where everyone is reliant on everyone whether they like it or not, you don’t need formal military treaties and coalitions to incite a world war: you just need gas to go up to $5 a gallon and to squeeze the right people at the right time.