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submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

So Russia overslept its own invasion date? Which it helpfully told to western officials beforehand?

Again, this is all Western countries and Ukraine trying to read Russian intentions from troop build ups, an increase in cyber attacks, shaky intelligence, etc. Exactly no one is saying that Russia is absolutely going to invade in full force. They are saying Russia is putting itself in the position to do so. It looks like this is partially to avoid getting into any sticky spots with their own citizens being stuck in the middle of a Russian invasion.

Most of the industry was dismantled, and most skilled people left the country.

There's a constant war with separatists and Russian invaders that's draining the country. There's also corruption, but that's been endemic for decades. So yes, there is a problem with a brain drain. I'm not exactly sure what you mean by industry being dismantled. GDP is recovering after a sharp dip after 2013, but still not back to its height.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 years ago

Exactly, shaky intelligence. I would even say lies, because nothing they say has any relation with reality. Russia is not the one who starts wars, but the one who ends them. And the Russian government keeps repeating day after day that they wont invade Ukraine. They are a million times more trustworthy than the war criminals in Washington or London.

There are no Russian invaders. If you think otherwise, show me a single picture of a Donbass soldier with Russian insignias. Ukraine lost at least 10 million people (20% of the population) since the collapse of the USSR. And there hasnt been a proper census in years, so in reality its probably much lower. The only reason the country hasnt collapsed is because western countries are pumping in billions of us dollars.