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What do you mean by "if the war ramps up to control over Crimea"? How can the war ramp up to that? It could potentially ramp down to that, and then we're back i
by roelschroeven 4y ago
What do you mean by "if the war ramps up to control over Crimea"? How can the war ramp up to that? It could potentially ramp down to that, and then we're back in the situation of 2014 - february 2022.
Giving bullies what they want leads to them wanting more. See the monstrous failure of Chamberlain's appeasement policy in the early stages of WW II.
- robswc 4y agoBy that I mean a more intense war with a higher risk of going nuclear, over Crimea specifically. I'm not a fan of giving in to the demand of bullies either... but what bullies have the ability to trigger the end of the world as we know it? But sure... this is all based on the idea that simply surrendering Crimea would cause this to stop, which isn't guaranteed. Russia has shown it doesn't care to keep promises.