• spujb@lemmy.cafe
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    18 hours ago

    i want to thank the internet minds (maybe OP or whoever made this) for breaking down military strategy in a way i can almost understand <3 keep doing what you do across the board because im lowkey not smart lol

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    At the top should be “1991-2001 Ukraine must give Russia it’s nuclear missiles or they can no longer be friends, if they do give them, Russia will recognize Ukraine as an independent state and soverignty over its borders”

    1991 - 2001 Ukraine gives russia all of its nuclear arsenal.

    2014 - Russia invades Ukraine anyway, attempts to “anonymize” its soldiers, when caught declares them on holiday and not under its juristiction, meanwhile proclaims captured territories and population as Russian.

    2022 - Russia starts a full scale invasion of Ukraine, declaring Ukraine as a country never existed, it’s always been part of Russia. Starts abducting and brainwashing children, replaces original populace in captured areas with Russians, and expedites new Russian passports for the rest.

    Somewhere in there there might still be reasoning towards a red line, but I lost track of it :-D

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      Who do you think started the war lmao?

      Yes, the 3 day military operation was a failure :)

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              What expansion? The last two countries joined as result of Russian aggression. The ones before joined because they themselves had experienced that only the membership in a strong alliance can potentially safe them from annexation (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland [the last after a deal with literally Hitler]). And once again tell me, why would anyone be afraid of a defensive alliance growing when you don’t intend to invade said countries?

              Don’t want to invade your neighbour? Then their NATo-membership is not a problem, hell how about trying to join yourselves?

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                What expansion?

                why would anyone be afraid of a defensive alliance growing

                how about trying to join yourselves

                You went full circle jerk implying no expansion exists, but then immediately contradicting yourself.

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                  Where is the contradiction?

                  What expansion?

                  Doubting the expansion of NATO.

                  Why would anyone be afraid of a defensive alliance growing?

                  Hypothetical question after which context is provided, “when you don’t want to invade them?” Asking a hypothetical question is not contradictory to doubting the expansion.

                  How about trying to join yourself?

                  I don’t understand why you quoted that.

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      The point is not to hold more Russian land than Russia holds Ukrainian land (lmao). It’s to deplete their reserves and destroy their economy - which has been working out well, all things considered. You can regain every meter of occupied territory without firing a shot if the Russian state is brought to its knees.

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        The same talking points (propaganda) that falsely predicted a Russian economic collapse within moments of western sanctions when the war started years ago.

        the Russian state is brought to its knees.

        Imagine not being a simp to western hegemony and not wanting humans to suffer in any country.

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          Fucking troll.

          Putin said he was gonna roll over Ukraine, and we all thought he was gonna roll over Ukraine.

          What has been shown is that Putin and his war machine is a fuckin bitch.

          Ukraine has been going toe to toe with Russia for fucking years now.

          Sure Ukraine has been propped up, but Russian has had to empty prisons and make deals with Iran and North Korea for military aid. Talk about the Axis of evil clowns.

          I have almost no respect for Russian leadership. Almost less respect than I do for my next president.

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          that falsely predicted a Russian economic collapse within moments of western sanctions

          Nobody predicted an immediate collapse. Stop making things up. One look at Russia’s economy shows that the sanctions are highly effective nonetheless.

          Imagine not being a simp to western hegemony and not wanting humans to suffer in any country.

          Imagine being a simp for a mafia state run by the richest man on the planet hellbent on destroying a sovereign nation at the cost of his own people. Doesn’t get much shittier than this, doesn’t it?