Imperialism is the policy of expanding power through territorial gain, economic or political control. Ukraine is being exploited by both sides of this war and it's imperialism from both fronts. That being said one side can easily stop being an aggressor. If you believe that there's a "western empire" (I'm fully onboard with the idea that a group of people are attempting to manipulate geopolitics, it's pretty clearly on display already) how can you not believe that Russia is involved in it or their own equivalent? Putin himself has said "where a Russian soldier sets foot, that is ours" when referring to the territory they've already taken. how is that not imperialism? The west is going downhill fast but the alternatives aren't looking any better. Also on the note of the Asiatic horde comment, I never once made any comments on the Russian people themselves but if you're going to jump straight to that then it's hard to believe you're discussing this in good faith.