17 sats \ 5 replies \ @justin_shocknet 3 Jul \ parent \ on: Why Did Russia Invade Ukraine? earth
That's just the latest chapter in the historical novel, these things don't exist in a vacuum
This new special relationship between Ukraine and NATO is a new chapter
The color revolution in 2014
All these actions are provocative
Have you heard or read John Mearsheimer?
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Russia has been under constant invasion, NATO is not special
Swedish Invasion (Ingrian War) - 1610–1617
Polish Invasion (Polish–Muscovite War) - 1605–1618
Swedish Invasion (Great Northern War) - 1700–1721
French Invasion (Napoleon's Russian Campaign) - 1812
Crimean War - 1853–1856 (involvement of British, French, and Ottoman forces)
German Invasion (World War I) - 1914–1917
Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War - 1918–1922 (involvement of British, French, American, and Japanese forces)
John Mearsheimer
Actually caught some lectures by him recently, for the most part we're on the same page... this shit is nothing new
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Russian paranoia is justified? I believe it is especially after seeing your list
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As I said before
geography necessitates it von Clausewitz shit
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Geopolitical
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