I don’t think “aligned with Russia” is what’s happening. Instead, I think they are aligned with the old fashioned “spheres of influence” concept, where each superpower owns and operates its own region. Thus, Russia owning Ukraine and the US owning Greenland are not inconsistent.
US aid towards Ukraine is just strong enough to keep the conflict going indefinitely (the “forever wars” policy) without resolving it.
I agree. In general powers want to expand their own spheres of influence and reduce those of others but it is a strategic decision. In Ukraine Russia is not the highest priority as it is a regional power rather then a rival superpower and a forever war weakens it. It is also enough of a threat to keep Europe aligned with the US.
US aid towards Ukraine is just strong enough to keep the conflict going indefinitely (the “forever wars” policy) without resolving it.