(05-02-2022, 09:47 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: I don't buy for a second that Putin cares about the people of Donbass or getting rid of NAZI's. I think he's just trying to secure the resources of Crimea, destroy the infrastructure of Ukraine, and create a buffer zone from NATO.

He may not but he is using this to make Russia not look as bad.

Russia could have killed the power and internet everywhere but they haven't. Why is that? I think because they want to stop the PR machine of the west. Everyone have cameras and yet we aren't getting thousands of videos showing civilians being killed. Every move the PR machine makes, Russia has videos showing the opposite.

Russia has done a good job to paint the image that they aren't trying to overthrow Ukraine and following the reasons for attacking. Even if they don't really believe a word of what they are saying and doing, it's hard to say they are evil in this instance. It's mutually beneficial from the Russian side, so they just claim they are freeing Donbass and get the good PR from the civilians welcoming them there.


Unless the US wants to be the overlord who says Russia can't leave its soil and police the world, you just have to monitor things like this and only step in when someone crosses the line.

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