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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that it was "inevitable" that "war" would come to Russia after authorities there were forced to temporarily close a busy Moscow airport following an overnight drone attack on the capital.

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[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 year ago (32 children)

The other side committing war crimes does not make it ok to commit them themselves. The day Ukraine starts targetting civillians is the day we should stop all support. But I dont think it will come to that. An airport has military value so I believe that is the reason. It would be different if they start targettint air planes or residential buildings

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (28 children)

That type of "same-as" fallaciousness does not work among a generation that knows better and you'll find no quarter here with it. Russia is NEVER going to be the victim in this and nothing Ukraine does will EVER be morally equivalent simply because Russia is the aggressor slinging around nuclear threats to try to commit genocide. Drones attacking some buildings will never be that.

Ukraine could (and probably should) flat-out invade Russia and they still will always hold the moral high ground simply because of the circumstances.

[–] ScaraTera@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (11 children)

That's a very childish stance, it's the same logic as "but he hit me first". Because by that logic undivided Jammu and Kashmir is wholly Indian as it was invaded twice(several times but mostly ended in stalemates) and land was seized through military conquest. Theoretically it would justify Indian attrocities on civilians but the western community never sees it that way ( nor should it)

[–] Screeslope@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

No one here is trying to write a treatise on how nations should interact. India is it's own story, don't muddle waters by slinging random and unrelated "but-what-abouts" into the discussion.

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