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Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by huijzer on Sunday May 14, 2023 @03:26PM (#35940651)
Similar funny story. There was a Dutch historian who announced that Putin would never attack Ukraine full scale and he did this the night before the invasion.

(Apart from that, I still respect the historian. He might not be the best, but he is a good storyteller.)

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Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by S_Pineapple on Sunday May 14, 2023 @05:44PM (#35941594)
Do you happen to know the name of said historian? I am curious to read what his specific reasoning was!
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Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by pantalaimon on Monday May 15, 2023 @12:51AM (#35944001)
Wasn’t that an opinion that was shared by many back then - that a full invasion would be way too costly with little to gain and Russia is just sabre-rattling?

Most people in Europe could not imagine a full out war and considered the warnings from the US as merge fear mongering.

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Re:Fall of the Berlin Wall on Usenet (1989.) by nemima on Monday May 15, 2023 @03:42AM (#35944915)
Maarten van Rossem I think
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