Ukraine vs Russia: Who has the moral high ground?

[Michigan Swampbuck]

I require more information, starting with the word morality.  Morals are standards or principles derived from different sources that span entire human cultures and don't necessarily correspond or agree. Whose morals are we to adopt for discussion?

Consider the act of thievery. Modern Western culture believes that stealing things is sinful and criminal. Native Americans, from the time of European contact until they were forced to conform, thought of thievery as "capture" or "conquest", a kind of "finders-keepers" rule applied to people who were careless or didn't keep their things protected.

Then there is "honor among thieves",  not to mention other fraternities, a real thing on the street and in the big house.

I wouldn't want this thread to go off the deep end into the abyss, or off on some crusade, or turn into a Rah-Rah Assembly put on by the Glee Club. Maybe a more specific question could help "nip it in the bud" so-to-speak.