jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Putin pulls units out of Ukraine to defend Russia, Kyiv sayswww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square92linkfedilinkarrow-up1564arrow-down19
arrow-up1555arrow-down1external-linkPutin pulls units out of Ukraine to defend Russia, Kyiv sayswww.politico.eujeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square92linkfedilink
minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 年前Just the dirt is worth a lot. Even if Russia conducted a genocide without anyone noticing, and all the buildings flat.
minus-squarenilloc@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Is that just because it was Russia’s best naval base? It was also the ussr vacation destination, but I’m not really up to date on Putin’s bullshit excuses for invasion.
minus-squareTriasha@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前Yeah, the naval base is the big thing. For Ukraine, it’s about the principle of the matter. Taking Crimea back would mean “we are a real country and you can’t push us around.”
Just the dirt is worth a lot. Even if Russia conducted a genocide without anyone noticing, and all the buildings flat.
Is that just because it was Russia’s best naval base? It was also the ussr vacation destination, but I’m not really up to date on Putin’s bullshit excuses for invasion.
Yeah, the naval base is the big thing.
For Ukraine, it’s about the principle of the matter. Taking Crimea back would mean “we are a real country and you can’t push us around.”