[jokethrowaway]

State actors, at some point, have all been criminals waging wars to further their goals using taxpayers' money.

I hate all of them, but I wonder why wars in the middle east don't trigger sanctions and media attention and this invasion does.

[batty_alex]

This one does because of Russia’s previous exploits in the area. Most notably, Holodomir: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor

Ukrainians know what’s next, just like my ancestors did: genocide