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To: DesertRhino
So really, in effect, Russia moved to protect the sovereignty of Ukraine from a western invasion

LOL, the same way Soviet Russia invaded to save Czechoslovakia from the Prague Spring in 1968.

Amazing that Russia has to invade its neighbors in order to "protect" their sovereignty, while European countries gladly join NATO.


30 posted on 08/24/2025 8:20:36 AM PDT by tlozo (“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump)
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To: tlozo

“Amazing that Russia has to invade its neighbors in order to “protect” their sovereignty, while European countries gladly join NATO.”


The brief but impactful five-day war, which marked Europe’s first armed confrontation of the twenty-first century, signaled Russia’s revival of Soviet-era anti-Westernism and territorial ambitions, introduced the cyber domain in warfare, and uncovered President Vladimir Putin’s tendency to strike when the West’s focus is diverted. Russia’s New Generation Warfare, the development of which is often linked to Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov’s 2013 article “The Value of Science in Prediction,” was tested first and foremost in Georgia. Before delving into these aspects, however, let’s first revisit the events of August 2008.

https://warroom.armywarcollege.edu/articles/enduring-impact/


35 posted on 08/24/2025 8:34:12 AM PDT by TexasGator (The 750 hp Florida Gnat)
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To: tlozo

That’s the USSR.... that ended 35 years ago. Your like some dork in 1980 angry at the Germans or Japanese.
That USSR entity ended.... just as the Ukrainian nation ended in 2014 with the CIA/Banderist coup.


43 posted on 08/24/2025 9:49:18 AM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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