Skepticism remains high about the Russian leader’s intentions after he told Tucker Carlson that the war in Ukraine could be settled with a peace deal.
  • Z3k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    104·
    9 months ago

    While that may or may not be the case this does not permit interference of sovereign state from acting in its own best in own best interest.

    • LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee
      95·
      9 months ago

      Agreed - but it does make it somewhat of an “own goal”. The invasion was predictable. Western PR says it was totally surprising but it wasn’t.

      • freagle@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        What’s wild is that Western PR was actually saying that Russia was going to invade and Ukraine kept saying that they weren’t.