RE: The Ugly Path to Avoid a War in Ukraine
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I dont really see a benefit for Russia to take the rest of Ukraine. A Civil war makes more sense imo or a coldwar with usa.
A coldwar will benefit Putin and the us arms manufacteres..
Besides that its mainly usa thats the aggressor with having bases all around Russia....
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Russia doesn't want other nearby countries to become democratic or fall outside of their direct control. They also like having puppet states surrounding them (which makes sense given their history of being invaded). But unlike Russia, the US has not expanded its borders since WWII by invasion or force. Russia has and looks to do it again. That is a sign of expansionism by force. Human history is full of such domination of neighbors and it has been ravaged for thousands of years, with the exception of when the US had become a superpower (which has stabilized most of that aggression in Europe).
Spreading democracy and forcing countries to listen to usa is maybe not "expanding" but the effect is similar
Are you equating the advocacy of self-rule freedoms is the same as physical threats of invasion, direct warfare, and the deaths of people in a sovereign nation? I do not agree.