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> Russia asked for a buffer against NATO. The US took advantage of Russia's weakness post collapse of the USSR and didn't give them that buffer. Putin decided t

> Russia asked for a buffer against NATO. The US took advantage of Russia's weakness post collapse of the USSR and didn't give them that buffer. Putin decided that he will create one by himself. That is the story. Except, he already borders 4 (6 if you count Lithuania and Poland due to Kaliningrad) by land, plus Turkey by water), and if he conquered Ukraine the count would rise by 3, so let's call bullshit on that. Also - he's a murderous, aggressive tyrant and a proven liar, so let's please stop giving him the benefit of doubt.

Yoofie 5y ago
> Except, he already borders 4 (6 if you count Lithuania and Poland due to Kaliningrad) by land, plus Turkey by water), and if he conquered Ukraine the count would rise by 3, so let's call bullshit on that. It's not bullshit. The entire point is to reduce the direct number on Russia's borders. Just because you have a few already on your border does not mean you allow even more directly line up on your border. What he is doing completely rational from a military/geopolitical perspective.