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by 4gotunameagain 1151 days ago
If NATO wasn't as expansive, Russia probably wouldn't have invaded. Just ask the average person if they want a proxy war between major nuclear powers, at a time where global systems are already stretched after a mishandled pandemic.

Ask the average Joe if they want WWIII, because imperialist powers can't keep their hands in their pockets.
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another2another 1151 days ago
>If NATO wasn't as expansive, Russia probably wouldn't have invaded.

Probably?! Probably...??

I don't think even the average propaganda punch drunk Igor on the street believes this tired old excuse for the invasion of Ukraine any more.

>Ask the average Joe if they want WWIII, because imperialist powers can't keep their hands in their pockets.

Actually, we should turn that around and ask the average Russian on the street, since it's their country being imperialist, and their mobics dying in a foreign land. Ask them why they voted for it.

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_kbh_ 1151 days ago
> If NATO wasn't as expansive, Russia probably wouldn't have invaded. J

The only thing keeping Russia in check in eastern Europe in anyway, shape or form is NATO.

NATO expansion stops Russian aggression not the other way around, but I know the forever belied Russia must always be a victim of some nefarious plot from the entire world.

The only way to stop Russias numerous wars in Eastern Europe and there dangerous escalation is to have them dealt a decisive defeat in Ukraine.

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4gotunameagain 1151 days ago
Going through your comment history, I would say you are either a very passionate american nationalist, or a state sponsored propaganda parrot ;)

Ukraine was clearly in the sphere of influence of Russia. Why was the US flirting with it ? Do you see Russia openly courting Mexico ? No.

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_kbh_ 1151 days ago
> Going through your comment history, I would say you are either a very passionate american nationalist, or a state sponsored propaganda parrot ;)

Im neither American or paid to be here, I just don't like imperialist wars of conquest regardless of who starts them.

> Ukraine was clearly in the sphere of influence of Russia.

If by that you mean previously forcibly occupied by the USSR and therefore Russia sure.

> Why was the US flirting with it ? Do you see Russia openly courting Mexico ? No.

Russia is free to court whomever they want, no one would really care, things have changed in the past 50-60 years seemingly everywhere but Russia,

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