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Putin never said he intended to conquer Ukraine. This is a western meme, strawman.
by morpheos137 4y ago
Putin never said he intended to conquer Ukraine. This is a western meme, strawman.
- jmpman 4y agohttp://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/67843 http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/67843 “To this end, we will seek to demilitarise and denazify Ukraine, as well as bring to trial those who perpetrated numerous bloody crimes against civilians, including against citizens of the Russian Federation. It is not our plan to occupy the Ukrainian territory.“ I interpret his speech as stating that Russia’s intention is to destroy the Ukraine military, and remove its government. Russia then plans to install their own government. Is that not “intended to conquer”? Am I misinterpreting his intention?
- morpheos137 4y agoConquer usually implies to occupy and take possession.
- jmpman 4y agoSo, the US didn’t conquer Iraq?
- hackerlight 4y agoHe lies all the time. Ignore what he says. Look at his actions. Sending troops to Kyiv shows what he intended (even if he failed, in the end).