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[–] LeateWonceslace@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is a false equivalency

No, it isn't. Russia is making an unprovoked attack on Ukraine. Allowing them to have any benefits from this attack at all encourages them to try this again, which they certainly would. Trusting Russia to keep to an agreement is like trusting a dingo in a nursery. They promised to respect Ukraine's territory in exchange for Ukraine giving up their nuclear arsenal, and this is the result. The United States guaranteed their security as part of this deal. If Russia were honest, they would never have invaded. If the US were honest, they would have put boots on the ground and sent their own military in to counter the invasion. At the end of the day, Ukraine should've just kept the nukes.

There will be peace when Putin is dead and Russia withdrawals.

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

unprovoked

Shelling Donbas for 8 years and agreeing to peace accords before violating them immediately doesn't count as provocation?

[–] LeateWonceslace@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The war started when Russia invaded the Donbas, so no.

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

What do you consider the civil war then, just an oopsie whoopsie?

"LE WAR STARTED WHEN PUTIN RIGHT CLICKED DONBAS WITH TANK BATALLION IN 2022, WAIT WHATS THE RUSSO UKRANIAN WAR?!?"

Tfw you uncritically consume so much Murdoch media that your brain leaks out of your ears.

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