It seems you mentally block out what it means to recognize the independence of another state. — ssu
its just much easier to condemn Russia, than what's happening in say, Yemen, which is almost entirely the fault of the US. — Manuel
Why is it so hard to consider the possibility that it might actually be good for a country to ask Russia to take it under its wing? Or at least to see it as a matter of their own interest to be on friendly terms with Russia?
— baker
Wondering if you still think this way???
— creativesoul
Of course.
It's the notion that one can hate and despise someone and consider them their enemy, but still expect this party to be nice and harmless that is absurd. — baker
In December 1991 Ukraine was a friendly state and co-member with Russia of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). This began to change after 1994 when Ukraine decided to get closer and closer to NATO, and America and its NATO Empire tried to bring Russia under their domination, with the result that US-Russia relations soured. — Apollodorus
Key words:Ukraine decided... — creativesoul
I don't think it's even possible to have a modern day war, without committing war crimes. It comes with the territory. — Manuel
As we are not citizens of Russia, we do not have this option - and also they get arrested if they do protest. — Manuel
British empire smut rag The Times has a new article out titled "Azov Battalion drops neo-Nazi symbol exploited by Russian propagandists," which has got to be the most hilarious headline of 2022 so far (and I'm including The Onion and other intentionally funny headlines in the running).
"The Azov Battalion has removed a neo-Nazi symbol from its insignia that has helped perpetuate Russian propaganda about Ukraine being in the grip of far-right nationalism," The Times informs us. "At the unveiling of a new special forces unit in Kharkiv, patches handed to soldiers did not feature the wolfsangel, a medieval German symbol that was adopted by the Nazis and which has been used by the battalion since 2014. Instead, they featured a golden trident, the Ukrainian national symbol worn by other regiments."
Yeah that's how you solve Ukraine's Nazi problem. A logo change.
I don't war crime apologies
— Olivier5
Pre-edit.
Lol. — Streetlight
In what naive world do you imagine that the enormous political might of America and Europe simply stood back and said to Ukraine "it's your choice, we'll not try to influence you in any way"? — Isaac
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