Tink i have not been following the Ukraine situation (yet), so I mainly just appreciate your insights.
Also, I did not go to the link...I just don't waste much time on MSN...too much left-wing bias...also quite leery of WA Post, owned by Bezos...
However, I am intrigued by your reminiscence back to Nazis creating excuse to harass Poland...and so would not be surprised.
What I would typically do here is wait for a commentary from a specific journalist whose insights I tend to trust. I would look for Tucker Carlson, John Pilger, a very few others, their (often well-verified) opinion.