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submitted 23 hours ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

There is no sign that Russia's aggression in Ukraine is coming to an end, but Germany is already debating whether the Bundeswehr should participate in peacekeeping forces.

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[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 15 points 20 hours ago

well the russians view themselves as the third roman empire. putin is on justinian's mad quest to reclaim his empire's ancient capital. putin wants to be czar, but one of the aspects of being czar going back to ~800 years ago is holding the home of the Kievan Rus: Kyiv. just as the romans would not stop their outward expansion until confronted with the force to stop them, neither will the russians.

NATO has basically been on the same path since its conception (check the Nazis that ended up in NATO high command!), but of course, two wrongs don't make a right.

[-] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 20 points 19 hours ago
[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

Serbia but that was a good thing

[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 19 hours ago
[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 7 points 19 hours ago

sounds to me like we should lend aid to the indigenous people fighting to protect themselves from imperial expansionism. just like in Palestine and Africa

You're right, but I feel like it's a bit more complicated than "NATO good, Russia bad", geopolitically speaking.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 10 points 18 hours ago

and you will note i have not said that.

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