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Is there data in 2021 that would have led you to think Russia would attempt an outright invasion of Ukraine? Is it really so outlandish to think that Russian i
by anonymars 2y ago
Is there data in 2021 that would have led you to think Russia would attempt an outright invasion of Ukraine?
Is it really so outlandish to think that Russian irredentism[0] will continue?
Food for thought from 2014(!): https://youtu.be/HLAzeHnNgR8 https://youtu.be/HLAzeHnNgR8
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_irredentism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_irredentism
- relaxing 2y agoPeople were claiming the Russian military buildup and troop massing did not mean they would invade right up until the day they did.
- ossobuco 2y agoPeople claimed that Russians were stripping stolen washing machines for chips, that sanctions would have collapsed their economy, etc. Lots of people claim lots of things, sometime they are right.
- koakuma-chan 2y agoThey were just training, surely nothing to be concerned about.
- dragonwriter 2y agoMost of those people were Russian propagandists, though.