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This is exactly what Putin said about Ukrainians living in the Donbas.

• slices 10mo ago
  which was true
  • ModernMech 10mo ago
    And yet, it's not a justification for what was done there, and it's not a justification for what was done in this case either. Wasn't a justification in Iraq with Saddam for that matter. I remember the day the Iraqis pulled that statue down, they seemed very happy to be able to do that. And then...
    • vanviegen 10mo ago
      My understanding is that the US military is not so great at the "hearts and minds" game, to put it politely. It doesn't take much time for locals to be outraged by macho assholes acting like they own the place. Makes the recently dethroned dictator look somewhat decent in comparison.
  • squidbeak 10mo ago
    No this is a Russian canard and not true. In fact some of the fiercest resistance to Russian occupation came from the Donbas.
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