• EasternLettuce@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    Even the most deranged leaders act according to goals. The invasion of Ukraine was actually very rational from russias perspective

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      10 months ago

      Thats a hindsight error. Before the invasion everyone argued that a full on war on Ukraine would be insanely stupid due to the economic implications of being a pariah state.

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        10 months ago

        What are you talking about, this war has been in the horizon for years, at least since the invasion of crimea and that was almost a decade ago was putins plan clear