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I tried to understand the geopolitics behind it. It seems like Russia doesn't want the Ukraine to become a member of NATO, because for them NATO is an extension of US influence. And coincidentally, new military bases seem to be strategically placed in such a way that in the future they would provide the US with first strike capabilities with the European nations as a shield. Russian missiles would need to fly over the ocean, but American ones are placed at their border and would arrive in minutes. Which would make them a vassal state negotiation-wise. If this is the long-term outlook for them, I honestly don't see any other option than what they're doing now. Or am I wrong?
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Nailed it completely. This war would have eventually come given NATO's expansion eastward towards Russia. It's like Russia expanding in Latin America or Canada. No way the US can accept that.<br />
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I only hope that Putin is going to end this quick, get it done and over with to stop more civilians from getting killed. Displace the government, install a puppet government if they have to, and let everyone get on with their lives. Zelensky himself is a US puppet who was put in place after the US staged a color revolution a decade ago to overthrow their previous government.<br />
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That's not all. I see some smaller brands on Twitter posting flat images of the Ukraine flag with their logo on top of that, saying they "stand with Ukraine". Insensitive and crude.</div>
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