If NATO hadn’t started the war by engineering the overthrow of the legitimately elected government and putting a NATO stooge in charge in 2014, perhaps Moscow wouldn’t have had to react. But then again, how many hundreds of times have the Western warmongering leaders called for forced regime in Moscow? You know, like the dastardly regime change perpetrated by the CIA in Kiev. Maybe if the West would cease these constant and unprovoked attacks on Russia, we might survive the neocon madness.
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When every Russian diplomatic presser or announcement is dismissed before the ink is dry, without consideration an called a bluff it becomes clear men like Sullivan, Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Biden/Obama are unserious and corrupt people.
Blinken started the war by telling Lavrov the US was deploying nuckear capable missiles in Ukraine, a NATO friendly country, and Russia could pound sand. That meeting resulted in the Russian Special Operation within 72 hours.
Russian supporters keep making this claim, and never back it up with real evidence. Russia released an intercepted phone call of Victoria Nuland in 2014. After Russia invaded Ukraine, this is the only "evidence", really a convenient excuse, to claim a US/CIA backed coup.
To everyone else, Russia tried to buy off the Ukrainian government and failed. Which explains why Viktor Yanukovych looted the Ukrainian treasury and fled to Russia. It also explains why the medals for annexing Crimea were made before the Maidan revolution.
But why let facts get in the way of useful accusations? < /s >