Yep, Putin's understanding of the greater Russia does not include Russian people. It is simply the elite, the state apparatus, and the landmass. Russian rulers always despised their own people.
This is the problem Fradi. Nobody knows how to force the major nuclear power to admit defeat in a war that it claims to be existential. That is why despite all heroic resistance, the Ukraine is quietly pressured by US and allies to surrender to some Russian demands.
The Minuteman makes a good point. Is Ukraine really worth risking a nuclear war?
These are all countries that share some kind of border with Russia.
| Country | Land | Sea | More information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 195.8 km (121.7 mi) | 23.3 km (14.5 mi) | Norway–Russia border |
| 1,271.8 km (790.3 mi) | 54.0 km (33.6 mi) | Finland–Russia border |
| 324.8 km (201.8 mi) | 142.0 km (88.2 mi) | Estonia–Russia border |
| 270.5 km (168.1 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | Latvia–Russia border |
| 266.0 km (165.3 mi) | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | Lithuania–Russia border |
| 204.1 km (126.8 mi) | 32.2 km (20.0 mi) | Poland–Russia border |
| 1,239.0 km (769.9 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | Belarus–Russia border |
| 2,093.6 km (1,300.9 mi) | 567.0 km (352.3 mi) | Russia–Ukraine border |
| 572.5 km (355.7 mi) | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | Georgia–Russia border |
| 255.4 km (158.7 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | Abkhazia–Russia border |
| 70 km (43 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | South Ossetia–Russia border |
| 327.6 km (203.6 mi) | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) | Azerbaijan–Russia border |
| 7,512.8 km (4,668.2 mi) | 85.8 km (53.3 mi) | Kazakhstan–Russia border |
| 4,209.3 km (2,615.5 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | China–Russia border |
| 3,485.0 km (2,165.5 mi) | 0.0 km (0 mi) | Mongolia–Russia border |
| 17.3 km (10.7 mi) | 22.1 km (13.7 mi) | North Korea–Russia border |
| 0.0 km (0 mi) | 194.3 km (120.7 mi) | Japan–Russia border[a] |
| 0.0 km (0 mi) | 49.0 km (30.4 mi) | USSR–USA Maritime Boundary Agreement |
I agree Putin has no "right" to invade a sovereign country or tell it what to do, but realpolitik isn't about right or wrong. It is what it is. Zelensky poked the bear and now he is paying the price.These are all countries that share some kind of border with Russia.
Table of countries that have a border with Russia (listed counterclockwise around Russia).[1]
Some are NATO members some are EU members so there is plenty of opportunity to have enemy missiles on their doorstep.
What gives Putin the right to deny a sovereign country to join NATO or any other organization.
Looks like this “clown“ had the right idea to seek membership and thereby the protection of NATO from a madman next door.
Wonder if NATO will still feel the same when he attacks the Baltic countries some of which are NATO members.
Country Land Sea More information Norway–Russia border Finland–Russia border Estonia–Russia border Latvia–Russia border Lithuania–Russia border Poland–Russia border Belarus–Russia border Russia–Ukraine border Georgia–Russia border Abkhazia–Russia border South Ossetia–Russia border Azerbaijan–Russia border Kazakhstan–Russia border China–Russia border Mongolia–Russia border North Korea–Russia border Japan–Russia border[a] USSR–USA Maritime Boundary Agreement
In the Netflix TV series "Occupied", which is about a Russian invasion of Norway after Norway decides to shut down oil and gas production and switch to alternative energy, there are many scenes which take place at the Norway-Russian border. This also includes a murder which occurs on the Russian side of the border.
www.bbc.com
Bbw where do you dig this Russian fake video shit up ?
It does matter anymore what it was before the invasion. Yes, there were some elements of the right-wing nationalists “Nazis” in Ukraine whereas other people sympathized with Russia. There were also a lot of corruption, the government underestimated Russian threat, etc. Many mistakes were made. It does not matter anymore. Looks like now the mood in Ukraine is universally united against invaders that inflicted colossal suffering, destruction, and death on general population. This is black and white now like in WWII and like Germans all Russians now will pay the price for their support or silence that enabled Putin this crime. At the end nukes will not save Putin, just force the West moving more carefully.
