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[–] Coolbeanschilly 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Didn't Russia use this tactic to annex part of Georgia's territory back in 2008?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

IIRC yes.

It would have worked again if the second invasion hadn’t trended so much, encouraging other countries to intervene, and if Ukraine itself hadn’t put up such a staunch, united resistance.

[–] Coolbeanschilly 8 points 2 days ago

It also didn't help that Crimea kept on popping up here and there too.