@Subaltern@mastodon.social
OK, you're (knowingly or not) a tool of Russian propaganda.
Donbas is in UKRAINE, not Russia. Russia-backed rebels started a war to try and weaken Ukraine. Russia-backed rebels used weapons provided by Russia to shoot down a civilian passenger jet.
Blame still *entirely* on Russia.
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Biden's coalition upholding economic sanctions is going to be an even more important component towards getting the RuzZians out of #Ukraine than even the millions of artillery shells we've provided, but of course both are equally vital towards helping to protect Ukrainians.
@Subaltern@mastodon.social
In 2014, Russia illegally invaded and annexed Crimea. That's one thing that happened before.
Something that didn't happen? Ukraine never asked to join NATO. They didn't want to give Putin an excuse. Turned out he didn't need one, he invaded anyway. He thought it would be easy, so he did it.
The situation in Ukraine is entirely on Russia's shoulders. Not Ukraine's. Not the US. Not NATO.
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The sooner the Russian economy crashes, the sooner Russia will have to pull out of Ukraine.
So burn, baby, burn.
Despite the manipulation by the Russian state the Ruble is losing fast in value, causing Russians to storm the banks.
There is no chance for the Russian economy to survive if the war drags on and sanctions stay.
#Russia
@fonecokid Part of this factually incorrect. Ukraine has been a democracy for 30 years. It's in their constitution.
russia invaded because they thought Zelensky was weak and wouldn't have the support of the West. There were essentially no consequences in 2014 when russia invaded Donbas and illegally annexed Crimea, so they thought there wouldn't be any now.
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@Subaltern@mastodon.social
Some of your impressions are mistaken, and I think you're using a lot of passive voice ("the iron curtain was created") in order to avoid assigning responsibility where it belongs. The USSR created the Iron Curtain, to keep people in when they wanted to leave.
Is the West perfect? Of course not, neither is NATO. But Russia invaded a peaceful country. Russia started a war. Russia is murdering, raping and torturing civilians. Russia is at fault.
Ukraineโs children are being deported in full view of the world https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/04/06/ukraine-deported-children-crime-tracking/
This is russian propaganda.
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