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[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago

Couldn't find anything good to say about Russia that wasn't a joke line?

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I'm saying the Russia/Ukraine situation seems very analogous to the Vietnam/Cambodia situation.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 months ago

Who were the Ukrainians killing before Russia came to save them?

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

And who was president of Ukraine while that was happening? Viktor Yanukovich, pro-Russian stooge and convicted traitor.

Now, why would a pro-Russian Ukrainian be giving Russia cover to invade Ukraine? I'm sure we'll never know, but maybe there are some falsehoods we can flag and eliminate from consideration.

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

And who was president of Ukraine while that was happening? Viktor Yanukovich, pro-Russian stooge and convicted traitor.

No, it was Petro Poroschenko, the pro-European billionaire installed as president by an American-backed coup.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

Russia invaded the Donbas in April 2014. Poroshenko didn't become president until June.

Jesus, you all don't even know your own history.

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

This story is from November 2014.

[-] billiam0202@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Yes, at which time Russia had been illegally invading the Donbas for about 7 months. Try and keep up.

[-] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So you agree that Poroschenko was president at this time.

Because you just claimed it was Yanukovich (and got snotty with me for correcting you).

Try and keep up.

Keep up with what? You're the one who was wrong.

Yes, at which time Russia had been illegally invading the Donbas for about 7 months.

I think you're confusing Crimea with the Donbas. Those are two different things. Russia invaded Crimea in 2014. Russia didn't invade Donbas until 2022.

This story is about Donetsk, which is in the Donbas.

[-] taipan@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Russian forces invaded Donbas in August 2014, when Petro Poroshenko was the president of Ukraine. Russian propaganda tries to deny the fact that Russia invaded Donbas in 2014, but the evidence is crystal clear.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

I agree we need Ukraine to stop Putin.

[-] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

That was a quick change of subject.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

I'm not the one who tried to change the subject.

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