Let’s not rehash the entire conflict for the umpteenth time. Regardless you have pivoted to who is the “aggressor” because that allows you to moralise. The statement was avoidability.
The best outcome for the Ukrainian people is for Russia to fuck off and pay them billions in reparations, also giving back the invaded land.
Is that the 2nd novel in your fantasy series?
Well, given you're a BIG Putin fan, I'd expect no less.
Rather than rehashing, I was just just to fathom how in any way your view could be that this was unavoidable for the Ukrainian people when they were attacked. The best outcome for the Ukrainian people was that Russia never attacked them and they hold no ground to be in any way justified in what they’ve done in my view. The will of the people to fight on shows there’s no appetite whatsoever to have ties to Russia
You talking about the fleet in Sevastopol from 1997? Well yeah it did work until 2014… I wonder if there was any significant event that affected Ukrainian-Russian relations in 2014? Can you think of any?
They were warned repeatedly prior to invasion. They also had several opportunities to negotiate peace. Being attacked doesn’t negate these facts.
Except that’s a fantasy that has no bearing on reality. Yes the world would be a better place without wars. Ground breaking.
Will? They run from conscriptors. They’ve banned elections, religions, and opposition parties. They are propped up entirely by foreign money, weapons and fighters.
Negotiate peace? What’s the reason for the invasion without rehashing things?
Military question for you here; Can they mobilise their entire army without their borders becoming vulnerable?
Analysis by political scientist Masha Hedburg for Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies estimates that between March 2022 and July 2024, at least 25 peace plans were put forth.
Yes, its more to do with active troops on active duty than deployed in Ukraine. You could 100% mobilize and increase defense by deploying within Russia.
So in rehashing the reason for the invasion being the threat of nato, again why is there not the same concern for Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland being that they are nato members and share a border with Russia?‘No other option’: Excerpts of Putin’s speech declaring war
Before launching the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since World War II, Putin made an address.www.aljazeera.com
It would have to be the largest mobilisation in history, they have 61,000kms of border and 17 million sqm to defend. Even if they only doubled their mobilisation, wouldn't it just be massive bottleneck reaching the battlefield? And most countries on their land borders hate them.
I don't think it was dalliance with NATO primarily. There were two massive energy deals in planning prior to the 2014 and 2022 invasions that would've put Ukraine in direct competition to Russia's energy supply to Europe. And Ukraine shares a lot more history with Russia than the other countries on their border. Shit, Finland already faced a Russian invasion, they inflicted huge losses on Russia but still had to concede 10% of their land. Similar to this war I guess. Sad for all IMO.
How many times has Putin said that NATO in those countries is a redline? Comparing random European countries to Ukraine is disingenuous at best. The administrative capital of Russia was never in Warsaw.
