Don’t pull that crap on me. I argued several times on FR for the validity of the Russian annexation of Crimea. I repeatedly called Poroshenko a war criminal who executed the civil war in the Donbass in a manner that demonstrated the Donbass would never be part of Ukraine again. For three months, my tagline was “Russia had a lot of valid complaints... until they started a frickin’ war.”
But Ukraine decided Poroshenko WAS a monster, and defeated him in spectacular fashion. Russia meanwhile decides that because they don’t like the internal struggles of a neighboring country, they get to bomb every city and send 1,000 tanks to obliterate (fortunately they failed) the Capital?
All you Putin lapdogs sound like you’d be cheering Hitler because the Britain was so unfair to post-WWI Germany.
Oh, excuse me. You're not Xiden or McCain. How about Lindsey Graham or Tony Blinken? There. Fixed that.
Russia meanwhile decides that because they don’t like the internal struggles of a neighboring country, they get to bomb every city and send 1,000 tanks to obliterate (fortunately they failed) the Capital?
Ukraine is a puppet state of the US. The US is using Ukraine up for their proxy war and as a money laundering machine for our political leaders. When they are through, they will walk away just like we did in Iraq and Afghanistan. We've replaced their leaders with coups, armed them to the hilt, and trained their Nazi soldiers for eight years. So, pray tell, it's okay to invade another country covertly, but just don't send in a soldier. What the hell is the difference?
What do you think we would do if Russia or China placed missiles on our borders with Canada and Mexico? I know the answer -- think Cuban Missle Crisis.
...(fortunately they failed) the Capital?
That's a joke. Right?? Give the Ruskies a little credit. Why would they send 3000 soldiers to capture a city of 3,000,000? Come on, now. You can do better than that.
The bottom line, Russia is doing what most sane people would do to protect their survival against obvious threats. And, it is working quite well. You can see for yourself (click here). In case you don't understand, the red is what Russia now owns/occupies of a sick and corrupt Ukraine -- and there will be more, much more to come!