Re:Putin’s Historic Miscalculation May Make Him a War Criminal
by phkahler on Saturday February 26, 2022 @02:12PM
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I get that nobody outside Ukraine wants to directly battle Russia, so supporting Ukraine with weapons makes sense. But it seems a little late...
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Re:Putin’s Historic Miscalculation May Make Him a War Criminal
by quantified on Saturday February 26, 2022 @03:18PM
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To arm them ahead of time would have appeared to justify Putin’s claims. That would have been a different kind of disaster. I don’t know why anyone thought he wasn’t going to do this, you don’t mass the army like that unless you’re going to use it. But it’s clear he’s just picking a fight for now reason this way.
Re:Putin’s Historic Miscalculation May Make Him a War Criminal
by ttyprintk on Saturday February 26, 2022 @04:32PM
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I agree but it’s not for no reason. If Ukrainians can pursue democracy and European values, so could Russians.
Re:Putin’s Historic Miscalculation May Make Him a War Criminal
by phkahler on Monday February 28, 2022 @09:29AM
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>> I agree but it’s not for no reason. If Ukrainians can pursue democracy and European values, so could Russians.
Fantasy outcome: Ukraine not only pushes Russia out, but takes back the regions Putin previously took from them. Russian citizens finally overthrow Putin and decide to put the whole empire back together - including Ukraine - with Volodymyr Zelenskyy as their leader. ;-)