It’s a common scheme, Authoritarian claims people in neighbouring country are ethnically/culturally the same as them, accuses the target country of suppressing “their” people, invades to “Protect” “their” people. Rinse and repeat.
Idk but I believe the pretext was ethnically “Russian” people living in Ukrainian territories. It is true that the two countries share a great deal of ethnic heritage. The Rus people were from Kyiv.
Yes, Putin will use any misinformation and manipulation he can, including making a terrorist attack and blame it on others to promote his agenda. That is how he came to power!
Isn’t that pretty much what Putin said about Ukraine before invading?
It’s a common scheme, Authoritarian claims people in neighbouring country are ethnically/culturally the same as them, accuses the target country of suppressing “their” people, invades to “Protect” “their” people. Rinse and repeat.
Its hilarous how liberal just throw the term authoritarian whenever they like
how many country the non authoritarians have invaded?
Invading countries is not the metric by which an individual or government are determined to be authoritarian.
It helps if you have even the vaguest clue as to the meaning of a word before you object to its use.
It would also be helpful if libs stop using the term authoritarian if the govt doesnt hold show elections every 4 years
Also Hitler called Austrians German before annexing them.
Well he was Austrian, not super surprising he felt that way about it.
A common misunderstanding: Putin wants a piece of Ukraine. Quite a big piece, well all of it really.
Idk but I believe the pretext was ethnically “Russian” people living in Ukrainian territories. It is true that the two countries share a great deal of ethnic heritage. The Rus people were from Kyiv.
No it was nothing of the kind. He claimed Ukrainians were basically Russian, that is not about Russian minorities.
I think we’re splitting hairs. We agree that Putin is just using the subject of ethnicity as a tool for conquest.
Yes, Putin will use any misinformation and manipulation he can, including making a terrorist attack and blame it on others to promote his agenda. That is how he came to power!
Chechnya?
Yes
why are you mad?