Skepticism remains high about the Russian leader’s intentions after he told Tucker Carlson that the war in Ukraine could be settled with a peace deal.
  • Skua@kbin.social
    1712·
    9 months ago

    All of the countries near Russia that joined NATO did so because they already have their biggest aggressor on their doorsteps.

      • Skua@kbin.social
        149·
        9 months ago

        If buying stuff from the other side is your yardstick, NATO clearly wasn’t a threat to Russia. Germany, Italy, France, and America were all some of Russia’s largest import sources in 2021.

        • umbrella@lemmy.ml
          1114·
          9 months ago

          which all sounds really dumb if russia was that big of an aggressor in the first place. either that or you know, they werent.

          • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
            13·
            9 months ago

            Oh cool, then neither is aggressor. Since they were both doing business with each other. Because apparently that’s how it works.

            • umbrella@lemmy.ml
              11·
              9 months ago

              Then whats the fucking problem. Why provoke this useless war with russia?

              • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
                1·
                9 months ago

                Functionally illiterate troll does not understand “your argument is self-defeating nonsense” unless it’s spelled out.

                And I’m putting a lot of faith in the implication you understand it even now.

                  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
                    1·
                    9 months ago

                    I’m sorry I misplaced that faith.

                    I am using your argument… to point out… your argument makes no god-damn sense. I don’t believe your argument. I am highlighting how, if you believed your argument, you’d find it fucks up your conclusion. But you don’t care.

                    You’re just making mouth noises to justify a conclusion you picked well before any argument-shaped sentences.