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ViciDraco while the russian invasion of ukraine is tragic, the way it is framed as an unprecedented evil ignores the reality of modern geopolitics. wars of conquest haven’t disappeared—they’ve just been rebranded. the u.s. and nato have engaged in military interventions, regime changes, and occupations for decades, yet those actions are rarely met with the same level of condemnation. if we’re going to call out russia, we must also acknowledge the hypocrisy of ignoring similar actions by western powers.
additionally, this war didn’t happen in a vacuum. nato expansion, u.s. meddling in ukraine since 2014, and the west’s dismissal of russia’s security concerns all contributed to the current conflict. imagine if china started placing military bases in mexico—would the u.s. sit idly by? expecting russia to do so is naive at best, hypocritical at worst.
the demand that russia cede all territory back to ukraine also ignores on-the-ground realities. crimea and much of the donbas have pro-russian populations who do not want to return to kyiv’s rule. any peace settlement must take their will into account instead of pushing a simplistic “russia bad, ukraine good” narrative. wars don’t end with moral grandstanding—they end with negotiations.
finally, the idea that stopping russia is a moral obligation assumes the world operates on justice rather than power. but in reality, justice is dictated by those with the strength to enforce it. if the goal is to prevent wars of conquest, then all such actions—whether by russia, the u.s., or nato—must be opposed consistently. otherwise, this isn’t about justice; it’s just about which side has better propaganda.
