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.
  • Skua@kbin.social
    196·
    9 months ago

    No, demanding your neighbours all remain weak enough for you to continue bullying is not perfectly reasonable at all

      • Skua@kbin.social
        177·
        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
            146·
            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
              714·
              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.

              • mindbleach
                12·
                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
                    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.

          • mindbleach
            11·
            9 months ago

            Yes. Creating co-dependencies and peacetime ties, in hopes of keeping relations normal and peaceful.

            • umbrella@lemmy.ml
              11·
              9 months ago

              so save a couple of things, almost exactly as they have been before motherfuckers started provoking war with russia

              • mindbleach
                1·
                9 months ago

                Belligerently existing near the border, how dare they. Did you see what they were wearing?

                • umbrella@lemmy.ml
                  11·
                  9 months ago

                  yeah lets put the worlds biggest aggressor’s army right at their doorstep.

                  that oughtta make them happy.