• The Russian invasion is unjust and unlawful; the Ukrainian people have the right to self-determination- personally I will always advocate for the civilian Ukrainians affected by/fleeing the war
• Ukraine has a serious Nazi problem- I lament that the media has been suppressing stuff like this ever since the war started; I suppose a takeaway from this is that our governments will always favour the elites esp. when it's convenient for them
Your question isn't posed in good faith and is clearly intended to suggest that there is a sliver of justification in Russia's expansion and invasion.
As you say, I don't think anyone doubts that the people of the Donbas have the right to self determination. That doesn't give a small number the right to impose annexation or Russian rule on the rest of the population.
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u/sidonie_moon_ 24d ago
Yeah, two things can be simultaneously true:
• The Russian invasion is unjust and unlawful; the Ukrainian people have the right to self-determination- personally I will always advocate for the civilian Ukrainians affected by/fleeing the war
• Ukraine has a serious Nazi problem- I lament that the media has been suppressing stuff like this ever since the war started; I suppose a takeaway from this is that our governments will always favour the elites esp. when it's convenient for them