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No one was ever going to invade a country with ICBMs. The invasion occurred because of Ukraine's movement toward the EU which, eventually, would curtail the ab
by bshipp 4y ago
No one was ever going to invade a country with ICBMs.
The invasion occurred because of Ukraine's movement toward the EU which, eventually, would curtail the ability of Putin and the oligarchs to swindle Russias oil and gas wealth through rampant price fixing and kick-backs. Everything else was rhetoric.
- unmole 4y ago> The invasion occurred because of Ukraine's movement toward the EU What meaningful move did Ukraine make towards joining EU to trigger an invasion?
- bshipp 4y agoYou mean beyond the 2014 Maidan Revolution and restoration of the 2004 constitutional modifications that began the process of moving toward the EU? Or the 2019 constitutional amendment that placed joining the EU and NATO as a strategic objective for Ukraine?
- unmole 4y ago> r the 2019 constitutional amendment that placed joining the EU and NATO as a strategic objective for Ukraine? TIL!
- ceejayoz 4y ago> Or the 2019 constitutional amendment that placed joining the EU and NATO as a strategic objective for Ukraine? Russia invaded and annexed Crimea in 2014. Pretending this counts is like charging a rape victim with criminal assault because they fought back.
- bshipp 4y agoPlease don't misunderstand me, Ukraine is a sovereign country with the right to choose their own destiny. The only blame to be assigned is on Russia. I was just outlining the timeline and showing that their desire to join EU/NATO was not something dreamt up post-2022.
- causi 4y agoI didn't say it was a reasonable course of action.