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Funny how you forgot to quote the part where I'm clearly not in support of Putin but that's alright.
The fact of the matter is Putin was looking for an excuse to do what he did and he got one. Whether NATO had anything to do with pushing him over the edge we can only speculate, the man is a megalomaniac so this was bound to happen at some point or another, with or without an excuse.
Putin knows NATO ain't going to do shit to help Ukraine military wise unless a nation within NATO is attacked, which honestly disgusts me to my core. I get they are trying to avoid major military conflict but this isn't the way to go about it.
This is my last post on this thread as I find it in bad taste to argue over the internet from the comfort of my home, while the people of Ukraine are fighting an uphill battle with little hope of a peaceful ending.
I hope with all my being that isn't the case and by some miracle this ends as painlessly as possible and there are no long term ramifications.