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This whole story of unconceivable hesitancy and political short-sightedness is just tragic.
A truly unique historic situation of 2022 was lost to absurd and self-consuming exercises in "escalation management," now bringing tragic results.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A truly unique historic situation of 2022 was lost to absurd and self-consuming exercises in "escalation management," now bringing tragic results.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
How Biden Made a Mess of Ukraine
He treated the conflict as a crisis to be managed, not a war to be won.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:12 AM
This whole story of unconceivable hesitancy and political short-sightedness is just tragic.
A truly unique historic situation of 2022 was lost to absurd and self-consuming exercises in "escalation management," now bringing tragic results.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
A truly unique historic situation of 2022 was lost to absurd and self-consuming exercises in "escalation management," now bringing tragic results.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Imagine this happening on a daily basis in any country with a free press, remembering that this is not a defensive war but an unprovoked, unnecessary invasion
💀 Russia lost 1,730 soldiers killed and wounded in one day
Russia lost 1,730 soldiers killed and wounded in one day
The Ukrainian defence forces continue to defeat the Russian troops as Russia’s losses over the past day alone amounted to more than 1,700 soldiers killed and wounded.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 1, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Imagine this happening on a daily basis in any country with a free press, remembering that this is not a defensive war but an unprovoked, unnecessary invasion
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OTD 100 years ago Soviet 🇷🇺 attempted a coup to overthrow 🇪🇪 government. Just 4 years earlier Soviet 🇷🇺 had signed a peace treaty abrogating any claim to 🇪🇪 territory in perpetuity. Never trust 🇷🇺 to honour its signature on international treaties.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Es...
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1924 Estonian coup attempt - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 1, 2024 at 7:57 AM
OTD 100 years ago Soviet 🇷🇺 attempted a coup to overthrow 🇪🇪 government. Just 4 years earlier Soviet 🇷🇺 had signed a peace treaty abrogating any claim to 🇪🇪 territory in perpetuity. Never trust 🇷🇺 to honour its signature on international treaties.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Es...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1924_Es...