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Explain Like I'm Five

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The USA and others said no.

[–] AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I still find that insane.

"Russia has been attacking us for 2 years. We're going to attack back." "No, don't do that. That will escalate things." "Oh cool, I guess we'll just keep taking it."

[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

Slight distinction, though maybe not so much a practical one: it was more "Don't do that with our weapons, Russia will get mad at us, instead of just you."