Russia was making these same lame arguments when they invaded Georgia, claiming they had to do it in order to discourage countries from joining NATO, an organization that has been demobalizing for years.
The Russians aren't invading countries because the United States is so evil and meddling. They are invading countries for the same reason Muslims constantly attack Israel or the United States. Not because of the Iraq-War or Jews causing some trouble for them, but because of their religion, or in the Russian case, their anti-Western ideology.
Not really. They invade neighboring countries to shore up the Russian nationalists in those countries and tear off the pieces that have enough Russians in them. They don't lob bombs airplanes at us or Israel. I would like to keep it that way.
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Battalion “#Aidar” captured soldiers of #Russian army 331st Airborne regiment. 3 of captured prisoners were #GRU operatives