Consider Russia's history of attacking its neighbors around Olympics.
Update 2-27-22: An Olympic athlete who held up a "No War Ukraine" in Beijing was forced to flee the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. RealLifeLore explained why Russia invaded Ukraine.
Update 3-2-22: ZeroHedge reported:
Senior Chinese officials "told" senior Russian officials in early February not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, according to the New York Times, citing senior Biden administration officials and a European official who spoke of a Western intelligence report on condition of anonymity.
Update 10-28-22: Professor Jeffrey Sachs sounded the alarm on a small group of global tamperers that drove the United States to seek power and control in Georgia and Ukraine, i.e. not the will of the American people.