“NATO expansion was legal but predictably provocative. Russia’s response was entirely predictable, if illegal, and has proven very costly to it. Ukraine’s de facto military integration into NATO has resulted in its devastation.”
From your suggested reading, this stood out to me. The crux of any argument in Russia’s favour seems to be that they were unhappy at the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO, and thus felt justified acting preemptively. But ultimately, that was never a demand Russia was in a position to make, so any aggression on their part is not defensible on those grounds, in my opinion.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I meant something more substantial like a link that expands on this instead of some name drop.
fallowseed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
chasfreeman.net/category/ukraine/ here are 5 speeches on ukraine.
ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 2 months ago
“NATO expansion was legal but predictably provocative. Russia’s response was entirely predictable, if illegal, and has proven very costly to it. Ukraine’s de facto military integration into NATO has resulted in its devastation.”
From your suggested reading, this stood out to me. The crux of any argument in Russia’s favour seems to be that they were unhappy at the prospect of Ukraine joining NATO, and thus felt justified acting preemptively. But ultimately, that was never a demand Russia was in a position to make, so any aggression on their part is not defensible on those grounds, in my opinion.
AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Literally what are you smoking. Look at reality. Tell me they weren’t in a position to make that demand now that they’ve asserted themselves.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And which one would you say touches the heart of the matter of what you say? My time is limited.
fallowseed@lemmy.world 2 months ago
i guess the many lessons one is a good start and broad