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Russia: Putin announces military operation in Ukraine - claiming it's intended to protect civilians. (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago (114 children)

And here I was being told that Russia was just dropping by a couple of separatist regions by invitation and wasn't going to invade. I'm getting ready for those goalposts to move like lightning. Oh no, that's not imperialist bullying, merely a light shelling.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago (7 children)

Nothing says "protecting civilians" like a little shelling

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

They will likely point to the false-flag ops that occurred as some vague justification or to set up the usual ambiguity.

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

I hate being right on this situation :/

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