Comment by geomark
14 days ago
When people say "unprovoked" do they not know the history, or they think the history doesn't matter, or do they just not care?
14 days ago
When people say "unprovoked" do they not know the history, or they think the history doesn't matter, or do they just not care?
What did Ukraine do? Just exist ... menacingly?
Actually, that’s probably the key insight. A democratic, successful Ukraine (not a guaranteed thing at any point) would be an existential threat to the “Russian World” narrative from Moscow, and upend the regime. Even a partially successful Ukraine with working if imperfect pluralism, and regular transitions of power would probably be an profound threat, proving that other models could work.
Or they know the history all too well.