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[–] sxan@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago (28 children)

I don't think you're necessarily wrong, and I'm certainly no expert. However, I do know that Ukraine has long struggled with corruption, and has been making slow progress over the past couple of decades. And they will always have (there are always, in any conflict) a certain level of partisanship in their own ranks.

I've been mildly concerned about what could happen after the invasion; assuming Ukraine is successful, Zelenskyy's popularity could make it easy for him to transition into a dictatorship. However, so far I've seen little to indicate that he's anything other than a sincere, effective, and passionate leader -- I like the guy, and I'm inclined to trust his judgement. He's done unexpectedly well so far, and Ukraine under his leadership has been acting up to the highest ethical ideals of the EU.

Maybe Ukraine leadership is making a mistake, but maybe they know something us armchair Generals don't.

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 58 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ukraine under his leadership has been acting up to the highest ethical ideals of the EU.

I agree with this sentence but I think we have very different ideas of what the "ethical ideals of the EU" are.

[–] sxan@midwest.social -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you think they're different than the ones codified in Article 2?

[–] DankXiaobong@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

Article 2 - Right to life

  1. Everyone has the right to life

Except those Russian orcs

  1. No one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed.

Sending conscripts to into the front lines instead of seeking a diplomatic solution is quite literally a death penalty

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