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Ukraine is a poor and corrupt nation. It has the second lowest GDP per capita in Europe, very little economic opportunity for its citizens, isn't particularly integrated into the global or European markets, and there was very little chance for any of this to change. Russia is wealthier, more integrated into world trade, and only slightly more corrupt if that's even true. Then Russia invades Ukraine. Now, Ukrainians are fleeing their nation into Poland, Estonia, etc. and these nations are taking them in. Some countries are even creating expedited paths to citizenship for these refugees, Poland in particular is working on a way to simplify the employment process for them. So, by the same standards which (((economists))) use to claim that Guatemalan illegals are beneficial, the Russian invasion was objectively good.

Some might claim that it's bad because people are dying and buildings are being destroyed. However, this isn't a product of the invasion itself but is a consequence of the Ukrainian resistance. If Ukrainians would just abandon Kiev, then there would be nobody there for Chechens to rape and murder. And I somewhat doubt that Putin would start bombing buildings just for shits and giggles in the absence of any resistance. Furthermore, the resistance itself is illogical. Even if they win, the soldiers would be living in the second poorest nation in Europe. There's no economic reason to risk your life for a third-world country when you could be legally residing in the first world by tomorrow. Hell, one could even argue that it would be better for those that stay if Ukraine were to lose. Russia, after all, is a major player in global trade with a GDP per capita triple that of Ukraine. The fault, then, lies with the government and nation of UKRAINE for making the economically illogical choice to fight.

Any complaints about the disruption of global trade could be similarly countered. Putin doesn't have the last word on sanctions, Biden does. Just because Putin is invading a country doesn't force us to sanction him.

The true free market standpoint must be that Russia's invasion was good, and the Western world is the one at fault in this situation. Of course, my point here is not that I believe this shit. But any economist who would, with a straight face, condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine while supporting the spic invasion of the US is a moron. And anyone who would uncritically support what I just said above is a jackass.