Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by SpicyLemonZest on Thursday February 24, 2022 @08:46AM
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The West has failed at what, though? All wars are tragedies, but nobody promised they were going to protect Ukraine in the first place, and it’s a long standing international precedent that two countries can go to war without everyone on the planet sending troops.
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Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by zdragnar on Thursday February 24, 2022 @09:18AM
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That was the whole point behind ukraine giving up their nukes- they thought they got guarantees of security, but merely got assurances.
Re:Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
by SpicyLemonZest on Thursday February 24, 2022 @10:21AM
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Ukraine got a raw deal, there's no doubt about that, but they didn't and don't think that it was ever a mutual defense pact. A lot of us have skewed perceptions, because a lot of us live in countries that have never in our lifetimes been invaded, but the general expectation on the international stage is that countries can fight wars without friendly third parties sending in their own troops.