davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agoZelensky admits Ukraine does not have military strength to reclaim lost territories from Russiawww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down122
arrow-up1158arrow-down1external-linkZelensky admits Ukraine does not have military strength to reclaim lost territories from Russiawww.independent.co.ukdavel [he/him]@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21arrow-down19·4 days agoThe geopolitics of nuclear powers as an interpersonal relationship. Peak Marvel brain.
minus-squarecone_zombie@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down6·4 days agoI’ve also seen this analogy: “Russia had no business in Ukraine, just as US had no business in Afghanistan”. Apparently coming from someone who couldn’t find Ukraine on the map and had no idea how much history and culture these two countries share
minus-squareCiderpunk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10·4 days agoYeah, analogies are hard when you take them as literally as possible.
The geopolitics of nuclear powers as an interpersonal relationship. Peak Marvel brain.
I’ve also seen this analogy: “Russia had no business in Ukraine, just as US had no business in Afghanistan”. Apparently coming from someone who couldn’t find Ukraine on the map and had no idea how much history and culture these two countries share
Yeah, analogies are hard when you take them as literally as possible.