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The Ukrainian President is concerned about invasion, not sure where you’re getting the idea he’s not. His criticism is specifically about the handling so as to
by pm90 5y ago
The Ukrainian President is concerned about invasion, not sure where you’re getting the idea he’s not. His criticism is specifically about the handling so as to not cause panic: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/28/ukraine-russia-us-nato-putin-macron/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/28/ukraine-russ....
- azemetre 5y agoA more pragmatic look would just see this as political posturing to save face with the Russians to give off some look of independence and not wholly being lockstep with NATO geopolitical goals for the region. I'm not going to claim to be some geopolitical expert, but if you want to negotiate your way out of this mess it would seem to absolutely necessary to divert yourself away from the West (even partially) in order to come across as more autonomous. It would give talks much more credence rather than Russians seeing Ukraine as US puppets and not speaking for themselves.
- steelstraw 5y agoI said less concerned, which still means concerned... but apparently a lot less than the US. What I was referring to is this disagreement: "US warns Russian attack may be 'imminent,' Ukraine disagrees" From President Volodymyr Zelenskyy down, the Ukrainian government has tried to urge calm, with senior officials making clear in recent days they don't see the risks now as any more heightened than over the last eight years of Russian-stoked conflict in eastern Ukraine. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-warns-russian-attack-imminent-ukraine-disagrees/story?id=82463780 https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-warns-russian-attack-immi...