I can see how people would think it would be distractive for now I will focus on the one but I am also eager to lay more groundwork on another in the future. 

There is a difference with Ukraine because it only became a country after the collapse of the Soviet Union and much of its territory is dominated by people who speak Russian and whose ancestors are all Russian. Putin has been rather restrained in his actions many in the east wanted his protection and as for people saying there are Russian soilders in Ukraine, actual Ukrainian officers said they are not in combat against Russian troops there are some international battalions from Serbia, Brazil, france etc. (Serbian fighters always go to help Russians fight in wars and Russians always help Serbs) but the rest are local miltias if 20,000 or more Russian spetsnaz and Kadyrovs units were there Kiev would be beseiged by this point we are taking about a small area within 2 oblasts so not even two whole regions so there arent huge amounts of russian soilders there its just not realistic. As for international law no one is really following it. The destruction of Yugoslavia was breaking international law and the recogintion of Kosovo by USA, UK etc. was breaking international law. Invasion of Iraq was against international law. If the USA and NATO countries do not follow the set rules why should Putin. Putin isnt nearly as militarily interfering as NATO and has really never been an aggressor but has rather been provoked to place countermeasures and counter attack against Western policy, sepretists, terrorists and facists etc.