Two differences between Russia and Ukraine: a) Russia has vast deposits of natural resources critical to Western economies, and b) Russia has the largest nuclear weapons arsenal in the world.
Ignoring the fact that the United States is also a corrupt oligarchy, those two differences make it incredibly dumb to antagonize Russia the way the neo-libs have.
“make it incredibly dumb to antagonize Russia the way the neo-libs have.”
It would be a lot easier to ignore if they’d quit invading their neighbors.
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