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Old 02-17-22, 05:32 AM   #649
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Should we really be that concerned if Russia wants to occupy areas that are primarily Russian anyway? It’s not like he wants to send tanks into Finland or Mongolia.
https://sputniknews.com/20150425/1021367799.html
No we should not. Just the way Putin speaks of "genocide" in the russian areas is "a bit" overblown? And that he wants to help them, reminds of Georgia and Tchetchenia. But then pretexts for invasions have been used since millenia. I take it that regions with a major russian population will have problems with a western-leaning government, and will be hard to keep in line. On the other hand Russia did a lot to stir the pot here.

Also, as i have said numerous times before, the west is not innocent when it comes to Ukraine's situation. Russia's offers or requests (even to join NATO) have been oh so politely and ever diplomatically turned down time and time again, while NATO crept ever closer to Russia's borders. It was from the 1990ies up to 2007 until Putin was at the end of his tether. All sides are grey here, from dark to light.

Now this Live: "No other path than Nato for Ukraine" - president Volodymyr Zelensky
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-60413332
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