Re:Ukraine Conflict Live Map
by int_19h on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @01:06PM
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The interesting thing about Putin's presidential decrees [1][2] is that they do not actually say anything about what the borders of DNR/LNR are. They just say, "recognize ... as a sovereign and independent state".
I rather suspect that this is deliberate, to allow for flexible interpretation as needed. On one hand, it's obvious justification for pushing beyond the actual territory controlled by DNR/LNR. On the other, if they don't actually do that, or try and are stopped, they can always claim that that was the plan all along, and "mission accomplished".
I rather suspect that this is deliberate, to allow for flexible interpretation as needed. On one hand, it's obvious justification for pushing beyond the actual territory controlled by DNR/LNR. On the other, if they don't actually do that, or try and are stopped, they can always claim that that was the plan all along, and "mission accomplished".
[1] http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/00012022022200...
[2] http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/00012022022200...