They chose to go to war. They chose to have a civil war against minorities who wanted self-determination to escape the Nazi coup regime that illegally installed a dictator.

Russia did not choose this war and spent years trying to avoid it. Hollande and Merkel have admitted that they lied and were trying to get the war started.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Russia was invading Ukraine before the post-Maiden revolution government had the chance to get its pants on. Russia's "little green men" were rolling onto Ukrainian soil far before the Kyiv government could possibly have done anything. Russia saw a moment of chaos and took advantage of it.

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wrong.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Geeze, you sound like Donald Trump. "Wrong!"

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That which can be argued without evidence, can be refuted without evidence.

[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The replacement government in Kyiv under acting president Oleksandr Turchynov was created on 27 February 2014. Literally the same day, unmarked Russian forces seized the building of the Supreme Council of Crimea. Putin first denied that they were operating under Russian command, but once Crimea was under Russian control admitted to lying. Happy?

[–] Blursty@lemmygrad.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Sorry what are you replying to with this unsourced take?