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Why everyone else than Ukrainian people is deciding about what will be with Ukraine?
Oh wait, did Ukraine say they wanted to give away their land?
The unfortunate reality is they don't have the military resources to independently decide their fate as long as Russia is invading.
They're giving it all they got too, I'm pretty sure
If Russia is permitted to annex any part of Ukraine it sends the message that they can attack any country and eventually take over parts of it.
If the world doesn’t stop Russia from taking Ukraine, Russia isn’t going to stop once they’ve taken Ukraine.
I don't get why Russia isn't picked apart by its neighbors. They behave like a bully, just gang up on him already.
Exactly! I don't know why appeasement is even discussed with any seriousness. We've all seen this before.
Previously on: "World History"
England: "Fine, fine, you can have, like, ~~Poland~~ a slice of Czechoslovakia, but then chill out!"
Narrator: "He did not 'chill out'."
(Edited for accuracy. Thanks!)
The United Kingdom, along with France, ceded Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland, not Poland, to Hitler's Germany; in fact, it was the Nazi regime's invasion of Poland the following year that prompted France and the United Kingdom to declare war.
Excellent points and I really appreciate your correction. Accuracy is still important even for rhetorical jokes like mine haha.
Edited. Thank you! :)
Can’t understand why you’re being downvoted. This is quite literally the collective assessment of NATO.
2/3rds of Ukrainians want the same. They just need the help to resist the Russian invasion.
Poll data was part of Perun's latest video on the latest developments of the war and what the turning point will be:
https://youtu.be/vf2vSoWsmgI (0:50:38)
Raise the military spend now. Stop kicking the can. We've helped, sure, but we need to do more.
Agree 100% we can't rely on our rich bi-polar brother in the methlab of a house next door to protect us anymore.
Trudeau is spot on and Canada should ask the Blue States if they would like to be annexed.
The population of Canada has only recently surpassed the population of California. Annexing the blue states would be a big meal for Canada to digest
As an American, I'm confused that Canada has less than 2% GDP for military spending. Do you guys just spend all that money back on yourselves? Fucking nice.