• JustinA
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    1 day ago

    Russia kept Ukraine out of the EU without any soldiers, and civilians were being murdered in the Donbass in 2014 without any formal invasion.

    The history of Russia’s attempts to influence and annex Ukraine started decades before the current invasion.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exJ024Zdzdk

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldM
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      1 day ago

      Again, if this becomes a military operation, that’s different. Russia’s attempts at doing it non-violently failed, which is why they turned to military force. They wouldn’t have done it if their attempts hadn’t failed.