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Whisper it, but Putin has a point in Ukraine(www.spectator.co.uk)

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Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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America basically has Russia surrounded and is at the “Stop hitting yourself! Stop hitting yourself!” stage of geopolitics.

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ElGosso [he/him]@hexbear.net
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I actually just found this article PDF published in Foreign Affairs of all places back in 2014 that largely agrees with this.

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shiny [he/him]@hexbear.net
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There’s one from last week that argues Putin is going for stopping NATO expansion: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/2021-12-28/what-putin-really-wants-ukraine

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mrbigcheese [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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Yes i feel like I’m going crazy that we’re relitigating the exact same thing 8 years later and people still haven’t learned anything

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AFineWayToDie [he/him]@hexbear.net
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Maybe Russia should just apply to join NATO. Wouldn’t that fix everything?

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AFineWayToDie [he/him]@hexbear.net
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oh god dammit

I thought I was on to something real :halal:

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zifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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Its got some 11D chess energy to it. Like, what does NATO even do if two member states go to war?

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zifnab25 [he/him, any]@hexbear.net
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I’m gonna hand it to him

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