Russia never once wanted to acknowledge that they were a party to the conflict, and argued it was not bound by the Minsk terms. Yet you’re saying EU countries were leading Putin on? Please. Russia has had its own forces in Donetsk and Luhansk for years, but continued to deny, deny, deny.

That’s why what you’re saying is not balanced and based on the reality on the ground. Much of which has been reported on by numerous independent sources (and not just western media). But you would be hard pressed to find ANY source that supports your view outside of Russian state media.

And maybe you should revisit Joseph McCarthy. He was obsessed over fake communists. Not people who sound like Russian trolls.