Putin denied invading Crimea, saying the people of Crimea voted to join Russia after the Maidan coup, because they didn't want to be part of Ukraine anymore.
If the people of Crimea voted to join Russia how come no-one has any reports of the vote happening? How come the results were not posted? How come forces in the Crimea fought back against the invasion?
PUTIN LIES! When are you going to accept that? Is he the only one, of course not, though I'd argue in this situation he's probably the most egregious, although Dmitri Medvedev seems to want to give him some competiong - presumably until he finds an appropriate window to fall out of because he's become
popular dangerous.
It was reported yesterday that following the capture of Avdiivka, no shells fell on civilians in Yasynuvata, just north of Donetsk city, for the first time.
Because the Russians have already achieved their aim in that area, and are relocating? Because the Russians were all drunk after celebrating their great military victory of losing somewhere between 10 and 12 times as many soldiers during the capture of (checks notes) rubble that they've reduced a thriving community to. Because they've run out of shells that actually work? Because they've run out of guns that work having tried to fire even poorer quality than their own munitions that they've overpaid for from North Korea? Because their propoganda machine sees an opportunity to try to bolster the obvious bullshit by ceasing shelling for a day or two? Or, perhaps, because it was really the Ukraine all along.
One of these is not like the others. One of these alleges a degree of Russian competency which is difficult but not impossible to justify. One of these is true. I suspect they're all the same one, but craven, snivelling, Putin-licking opinions are available.
If government buildings in Kiev can be taken over by force, why can't government buildings in Donetsk and Luhansk?
BY UKRAINIANS, IN UKRAINE, IN AN INTERNAL UKRAINIAN DISPUTE. At this point I can't tell if it's genuine stupidity or borderline sociopathic mendacity, it's truly Trumpian. Congratulations, I can't tell if you're genuinely a retard or if your apologism for the unjustifiable is deliberate.
Territory that was previously Russian is Russia's business.
No. Just like Gibraltar is not Spanish, except that it was Moorish before that, except before that it was Gaulish, except before that it was Roman, except before that it was Phoenician...
The unrest didn't need fomenting, though. People saw the Maidan riots on their TVs and made their decision.
People taking part in the Maidan riots was their decision, it was a decision against a leadership that, in defiance of their election pledges, suddenly turned against the civilised side of Europe and started cosying up to the serial-invading authoritarian populist shitbag of Russia. The Russian preinvasion activities in Ukraine have been well documented, you can pretend that it's all 'Western Lies', you might genuinely believe it's all 'Western Lies', but the absolute facts remain.
Whatever was happening in Ukraine, a nation recognised by all the countries of the world, including Russia, through the UN, and with well-established borders was a Ukrainian matter and, short of a request from Ukraine for assistance, or a UN mandate for intervention, it was not justified for Putin to invade. Twice. Like he did in Chechnya. Twice. And Moldova. And Georgia.
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