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.
  • umbrella@lemmy.ml
    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.

        • 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@lemmy.ml
            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@lemmy.ml
                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.