its historically been Russian territory. Ukraine broke away and became a separate country. Right now two states of Ukraine has just succeeded from Ukraine to create their own countries or independant states.these two brake away states have been fighting a war against Ukraine for some time.
He didn't, but I figure he's been putting heat on Vlad and this is a reaction to that heat, I also believe that the only way America can get enough sanctions on Russia to have an effect, is if Vlad does something stupid, which he did. Finland and even Sweden are interested in joining NATO now FFS! The facts on the ground there have not changed materially, they controlled those section of the Ukraine already anyway through proxies, now they moved troops in and are menacing the entire Ukraine and from Belorussia too. If Ukraine goes so does the black sea and Belorussia is surrounded by the west on three sides. If he loses those the Crimea and those Ukrainians provinces it opens up the sea of Azov to international waters and puts everybody closer to the stans in the region.
No an invading army won't do for a peace keeping force, it must be under the control of the UN. As for the deal with the devil that was made during WW2, I think that's over. We need to face the fact that totalitarian regimes are the enemies of humanity and democracies, full stop. The days of tolerating such things should be over, even if they are essentially nuked up mafia dons.
So Putin see them as weak and vulnerable and wants to control them. The people of those independent states didn’t see this coming? How ridiculous.
Apart from your first sentence i agree. I said something similar pages and pages ago.
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that's one way to look at it or the two breakaway states thought the world wide attention on the area made it a great time to announce their intention to break away from Ukraine.
They have only been "independent" states since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and pried them away. Back in the USSR days, lots of Russians immigrated there, and it's these areas with large Russian speaking population that have been fighting (with help from Russia) trying to break away from Ukraine.
Yes, but any country that only has two possible outcomes at an election is walking perilously close to totalitarianism as well.
Have you heard of trustworthiness? Nothing you offer has that. Troll.
minor incursion
as i said. I was playing devils advocate.
America has it's issues, don't we all? However while it still is a liberal democracy there is hope for improvement, once that is lost there can be no improvement without violence. Right now the government is democratic and responsible, but at this point in history America is only one election away from losing it's democracy and that is becoming more apparent every day. Liberal democracies become more just and inclusive over time, they have the means to evolve and do.
Well said