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> It is always presented as if one day for no reason Putin invaded a peaceful Ukraine.

Yes! American geopolitics like to gloss over that Russia has been saying for at least a decade that Ukraine acceptance to NATO would incite a military response.




> American geopolitics like to gloss over that Russia has been saying for at least a decade that Ukraine acceptance to NATO would incite a military response.

No, American geopolitics actually cites those threats which disrespect Ukraine’s sovereignty as part of the pattern of Russian aggression, though less significant than its actually launching various aggressive wars.

Also, Ukraine was not, at any point, accepted into NATO, so even if such a threat was somehow not a threat to engage in unwarranted aggression and deserved respect…it really wouldn’t be relevant.


Well Russia was welcome to put up a candidate to run for office in Ukraine to make that argument to the Ukrainian people.

In fact, they did! He lost in a landslide which the loser himself acknowledged as fair.

Russia declaring that Ukraine is a vassal state doesn’t make it so.


Saying that a democratic country shouldn't do something or else you'll invade is about as bad as invading for no reason.


When did Ukraine join NATO?




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