• Gladaed@feddit.org
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    3 hours ago

    Unlikely. There are and where good economic and political reasons for the war.

    The blossoming democracy, freedom and wealth in Ukraine are dangerous to the stability of Russia. They show what could have been.

    The annexation of crimes did bring ports to further Russia’s imperial ambition. The agricultural land is of high quality and will secure Russia’s role as a resource exporter after the phase out of fossils. You also need to keep in mind that siberia’s agricultural output is severely at risk from climate change. Ukraine had impressive heavy industry. They took transit tolls for Russian gas which could be saved.

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        59 minutes ago

        real democracy is when all power is concentrated in one person who rules for 20+ years at a time and criticizing him is highly correlated with falling out of a window. There is absolutely no possible nuance.

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            41 minutes ago

            what is relevant is the difference exists, and is a trend that can easily be extrapolated into “blossoming democracy”, especially in the minds of the russian people.