Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
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Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
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Re: Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
#2Tankies. Tankies everywhere. Leave off Tankies. Imperialism is Imperialism, and it has nothing to do with NATO.
Re: Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
#3Tankies. Tankies everywhere. Leave off Tankies. Imperialism is Imperialism, and it has nothing to do with NATO.
Please do not post flamebait, name calling, or unsubstantive comments. Those things are against the site guidelines, because they destroy what this place is supposed to be for. You can make your substantive points without any of that.
Re: Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
#4From the opening paragraph this is extremely dated.
Recently, in so many words, Putin himself said he wanted the rebuilding of the old Soviet empire. This might have seemed like a plausible explanation during Crimea. But this is all garbage when hearing straight from Putin a couple of days ago.
Re: Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
#5From the opening paragraph this is extremely dated. Recently, in so many words, Putin himself said he wanted the rebuilding of the old Soviet empire. This might have seemed like a plausible explanation during Crimea. But this is all garbage when hearing straight from Putin a couple of days ago.
Maybe, just maybe, we shouldn't take Putin's word at face value.
Re: Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
#6From the opening paragraph this is extremely dated. Recently, in so many words, Putin himself said he wanted the rebuilding of the old Soviet empire. This might have seemed like a plausible explanation during Crimea. But this is all garbage when hearing straight from Putin a couple of days ago.
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Re: Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
#7From the opening paragraph this is extremely dated. Recently, in so many words, Putin himself said he wanted the rebuilding of the old Soviet empire. This might have seemed like a plausible explanation during Crimea. But this is all garbage when hearing straight from Putin a couple of days ago.
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#8From the opening paragraph this is extremely dated. Recently, in so many words, Putin himself said he wanted the rebuilding of the old Soviet empire. This might have seemed like a plausible explanation during Crimea. But this is all garbage when hearing straight from Putin a couple of days ago.
Then why does the West give him reason for "expansion" through aggressive expansion of NATO?
Re: Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
#9I found his lecture quite interesting as well on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrMiSQAGOS4
Re: Why the Ukraine Crisis is the West's Fault (2014) [pdf]
#10From the opening paragraph this is extremely dated. Recently, in so many words, Putin himself said he wanted the rebuilding of the old Soviet empire. This might have seemed like a plausible explanation during Crimea. But this is all garbage when hearing straight from Putin a couple of days ago.
I've collected the speeches on my website. He didn't say that.
http://pauleccles.co.za/