No, I think it was indeed the invasion of Europe that was denied until the very end (military exercise, I don't make me laugh). So much for credibility.
I would like to know what the Russian and American intelligence services know/knew that we are not informed about. My impression from the beginning was that something is/was going on behind the scenes that is unknown to us, but which would be important for assessing the situation, in my view. It may be that Russia is indeed the aggressor; from my point of view, however, it is not excluded that other "warmongers" are involved or that they have forced the situation. I lack the fundamental belief that we/the West are the "good guys"; the list of wars of aggression or provoked wars/war involvements led by "us" is too long ... I become suspicious, even though I am a rather naive person, when the side of the "good guys" benefits so clearly. Then the world ought to be a better place if the "good guys" benefit, meaning the countries that (coincidentally?) make really a lot of money with this or other war/s ... and have been doing so for a long time.