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by DocTomoe 1531 days ago
So, what are Americans suspending? After all, American expansionism is what got us into this mess.

That being said: the problem is not necessarily gas-powered heating. The problem is an industry that is hugely dependant on gas, and - specific Ural-originated gas (yes, the factories can be modified to accept gas with a different chemical composition, but that takes time and money).
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mensetmanusman 1530 days ago
Actually, it was Russia tearing up the Budapest memorandum, which has far greater future consequences, as now everyone knows if you don’t have nukes you will be attacked.
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sofixa 1531 days ago
> After all, American expansionism is what got us into this mess.

Absolutely not. American expansionism got us into the migrant crisis mess, but Russia invading Ukraine is 100% on Russia.

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dragonwriter 1530 days ago
> After all, American expansionism is what got us into this mess.

No, Russian expansionism is.

NATO expansion is among the many (some mutually contradictory) excuses Russia has give for it's expansionism.

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crossroadsguy 1531 days ago
Americans are suspending those skipped breaths during the minutes when they were busy registering their outrage online.
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rosndo 1530 days ago
What American expansionism are you referring to? It’s been a long time since the US gained more territories.
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ElectricalUnion 1530 days ago
> What American expansionism are you referring to? It’s been a long time since the US gained more territories.

In Puttin's point of view, any new NATO member is yet another US territory to deploy weapons from.

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robbedpeter 1530 days ago
Putin is a paranoid tyrant who should be put down like a rabid wolf. Nobody should care what Putin thinks or wants. After he's gone let's see what shakes out.
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ElectricalUnion 1530 days ago
> Nobody should care what Putin thinks

Exactly this. NATO literally ignored Putin. We unfortunately found that the events a while ago were the straw that broke the camel's back. Putin is now angry, and ignoring what he thinks or wants turned out to be stupid.

> or wants.

I don't think not caring about the Ukraine situation is the right call either.

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rosndo 1530 days ago
> Putin is now angry, and ignoring what he thinks or wants turned out to be stupid.

Did it really? NATO is now in a stronger position than ever.

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