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The oblasts are larger than the regions within Russian territory. This is just a straight violation of the sovereign territory of Ukraine. You do not, as a coun

The oblasts are larger than the regions within Russian territory. This is just a straight violation of the sovereign territory of Ukraine. You do not, as a country, get to unilaterally redraw internationally recognized borders just because some people sympathetic to you or who share a language live on the other side.

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_xnmw 5y ago
I never said Putin had a right to do it, I'm saying he already did it. Of course it was a totally illegal invasion, but it's done now. What I'm saying is we believe this is the end of the conflict. The official position of the President of Ukraine is that we do not believe a full scale invasion will happen, as do most Ukrainians I know.
- Sunspark 5y ago
  Once you pay the Dane-geld, you never get rid of the Dane.
  - toyg 5y ago
    Ukraine will never get rid of its continent-sized neighbour, no matter what.
    - lostmsu 5y ago
      Nah, if Russia experiences a strong economic downturn, it may fall apart.
      - toyg 5y ago
        It already fell apart once, post-USSR, and it recovered. Russia is like China: it's too culturally coesive over too big an area not to eventually coalesce into a powerful entity sooner or later.
elzbardico 5y ago
> You do not, as a country, get to unilaterally redraw internationally recognized borders just because some people sympathetic to you or who share a language live on the other side. History would show you otherwise.
- mcguire 5y ago
  History would suggest that you can do anything you want if you're willing to back it up with enough military force.