Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack

Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by p1esk on Thursday February 24, 2022 @12:50AM (#30450934)

What would US do if Russia decided to build military bases in Mexico or Cuba?

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by HWR_14 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:26AM (#30451234)

To make the metaphor correct, what would the US do if Mexico or Cuba asked Russia to build a military base just after the US took some of their territory and Russia continually said no.

Because Russia just took Crimea a few years ago and NATO refused to allow them to join. And Russia has agreed Crimea was part of Ukraine as recently as 1994.

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by throwaway894345 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:14AM (#30451128)

Fair enough. How many bases has the US built in Ukraine anyway?

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by hef19898 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @02:21AM (#30451676)

Ukraine? No idea. Poland, the Baltics, the southern former Soviet republics (most of which end at -stan) to support the invasion of Afghanistan, a lot.

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by unilynx on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:08AM (#30451079)

Last time they set up a naval blockade.

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by ethbr0 on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:07AM (#30451071)

The US tried to invade Cuba (with CIA-supported Cuban rebels). It's not a hypothetical.

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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack by xyzzy_plugh on Thursday February 24, 2022 @01:06AM (#30451058)

You'll be happy to learn that you can find that answer in any number of history books.

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