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Ukraine war latest: EU agrees €90bn loan for Ukraine as Putin tells BBC the West is ‘making Russia the enemy’ - BBC News
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 months agoIf there’s one consistent about the Russian nation, apart from invading their neighbors, it’s whataboutism. Yes, the US does awful things but Russia does awful things and for the same reasons.
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoI am not comparing. I am asking how Russia can be safe. OP asked about imperial reasons.
minus-squareSaapas@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoRussia has nukes. I don’t think anyone is going to invade Russia
minus-squareplyth@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoLike SDI, Starshield destroys MAD. To control China it would be very helpful to control Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starshield
If there’s one consistent about the Russian nation, apart from invading their neighbors, it’s whataboutism. Yes, the US does awful things but Russia does awful things and for the same reasons.
I am not comparing. I am asking how Russia can be safe. OP asked about imperial reasons.
Russia has nukes. I don’t think anyone is going to invade Russia
Like SDI, Starshield destroys MAD.
To control China it would be very helpful to control Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Starshield