Russian invasion of Ukraine

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.mo. in reply to @Stonehedge

That said, there are also the people who are saying that Putin is right to regard NATO as a threat...which is much less arguable.

is it?

Anyway, to resolve a conflict you have to understand exactly what has driven your enemy to get to this point, whether you agree or not

ftfy

We don't agree with Putin, doesn't mean we can't understand him. Understanding him isn't excusing him.

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William. in reply to @.mo.

people who are saying that Putin is right to regard NATO as a threat.

Putin does not regard NATO as a threat. Putin regards NATO as unlikely to intervene directly if he invades Ukraine, and has been proved correct.

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kl in reply to @William.

His argument will be that he had to move into Ukraine to stop them joining NATO, in which case NATO would be duty bound to declare war if he invaded Ukraine. There's a logic in there somewhere.

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