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Re:Russians Seem Interested in My Book About How Dictatorshi... by dragonwriter on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:16PM (#35864271)
> EU did not cause the war in Ukraine.

Correct.

> Soviets did, by appending Donetsk Krivorozhye Republic to Ukraine SSR.

No, the Russian Federation did, by launching an unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine.

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Re:Russians Seem Interested in My Book About How Dictatorshi... by thriftwy on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:25PM (#35864375)
Ukraine did not control Crimea, Donetsk and Lugansk for almost a decade. The north cyprus / north ireland situation existed before the war, which does look idiotic to me presently.
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Re:Russians Seem Interested in My Book About How Dictatorshi... by dragonwriter on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:32PM (#35864463)
The war started with the 2014 invasion, not the 2022 escalation.
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Re:Russians Seem Interested in My Book About How Dictatorshi... by thriftwy on Monday May 08, 2023 @04:01PM (#35866327)
Okay, so? Another war was started in 1974 by Turkey. I rest the case.
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