Trying to judge a country based on its past when it is in a war for survival does not speak well for the person doing the interview. It has been said that you either are on Russia's side and agree with them taking over lands that belong to others or you are on Ukraine's side and agree they have a right to be a Democratic Country that wants to hold on to its land. Russia argues that at one time Ukraine was part of the USSR but that ended when the USSR ended and Ukraine became whole within itself.
The Media in the US should clean up its own act before challenging the actions of others