Putin's People – a groundbreaking study that follows the money

Re:Putin's People – a groundbreaking study that follows the ... by slezyr on Monday June 29, 2020 @04:41AM (#23675651)

> such fears 'paranoid' or to paint Russia as some sort of aggressor.

Did you missed how Russia invaded those both countries? It's an aggressor.

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Re:Putin's People – a groundbreaking study that follows the ... by orbital-decay on Monday June 29, 2020 @05:01AM (#23675751)

You're making their point, kind of. The conflict of 08.08.08 started with Georgians attacking a city of Tskhinvali with MRLs, a very indiscriminate weapon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tskhinvali#Georgian_...

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Re:Putin's People – a groundbreaking study that follows the ... by roenxi on Monday June 29, 2020 @04:49AM (#23675695)

I don't think anyone in Russia is going to mistake either Georgia or the Ukraine for a major western power plotting to overthrow Putin's regime.

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