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Re:Putin, czar with no empire, needs military victory for hi... by bsjaux628 on Monday February 20, 2023 @04:09AM (#34866421)
Who is invading who again?

If the west knew that Russia wouldn't honor any agreement and prepared for their inevitable attack I don't how is that 'in bad faith', they were right after all

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Re:Putin, czar with no empire, needs military victory for hi... by ihatepython on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @01:02AM (#34892194)
I would say that technically the US invaded Ukraine by installing a subservient government after the ousting of Yanukovich. This is why Hunter Biden's laptop was buried as much as possible, it would reveal the connections and the financial interests. If Putin truly wanted to conquer Ukraine, he would have taken out the electricity and water supply, things of that nature.

This is not Ukraine vs Russia, this is the US/NATO vs Russia

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Re:Putin, czar with no empire, needs military victory for hi... by _kbh_ on Wednesday February 22, 2023 @07:44AM (#34894664)
> If Putin truly wanted to conquer Ukraine, he would have taken out the electricity and water supply, things of that nature.

This is exactly what Putin is doing.

> This is not Ukraine vs Russia, this is the US/NATO vs Russia

If this was _actually_ US/NATO vs Russia the war would be over in a matter of months.

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