[Karl Spooner]

Actually, Ukraine has been Russian territory before the United States was a country. You can't blame them for invading when Ukraine began following the west and became an enemy nation that is no longer worthy of the gift they received.

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Territory of so-called Ukraine which is represented as Russian orange on the map.

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Of course, use the slider to stop at any date in time.

[ought-six]

According to your logic, the US should still be part of the British Empire.

Do you eat kippers for breakfast and get all misty-eyed when you hear “God Save The King” on the radio, or TV?

[Reverend Wright]

Ukraine was the invasion route for Army Group South in 1941.

Allowing a hostile alliance like NATO to get on that border north of Kharkiv would be absolute treason for any Russian leader to allow.