Skepticism remains high about the Russian leader’s intentions after he told Tucker Carlson that the war in Ukraine could be settled with a peace deal.
  • Skua@kbin.social
    2111·
    9 months ago

    No, demanding your neighbours all remain weak enough for you to continue bullying is not perfectly reasonable at all

    • umbrella
      1414·
      9 months ago

      as opposed to having your biggest aggressor right in your doorstep?

      • Skua@kbin.social
        1812·
        9 months ago

        All of the countries near Russia that joined NATO did so because they already have their biggest aggressor on their doorsteps.

        • umbrella
          1315·
          9 months ago

          so afraid that they based their energy grids on russian fuel

          • Skua@kbin.social
            159·
            9 months ago

            If buying stuff from the other side is your yardstick, NATO clearly wasn’t a threat to Russia. Germany, Italy, France, and America were all some of Russia’s largest import sources in 2021.

            • umbrella
              1114·
              9 months ago

              which all sounds really dumb if russia was that big of an aggressor in the first place. either that or you know, they werent.

                • Gamma@beehaw.orgEnglish
                  22·
                  9 months ago

                  Those paratroopers were there to peacefully take the airport too

              • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
                13·
                9 months ago

                Oh cool, then neither is aggressor. Since they were both doing business with each other. Because apparently that’s how it works.

                • umbrella
                  11·
                  9 months ago

                  Then whats the fucking problem. Why provoke this useless war with russia?

                  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
                    1·
                    9 months ago

                    Functionally illiterate troll does not understand “your argument is self-defeating nonsense” unless it’s spelled out.

                    And I’m putting a lot of faith in the implication you understand it even now.

            • umbrella
              11·
              9 months ago

              so save a couple of things, almost exactly as they have been before motherfuckers started provoking war with russia