• Lumisal@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    A bunch of European businesses are still doing business with Russia, so doubt it’s true.

  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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    Define “ready”, Martin Jaeger. They’re second best in Ukraine, so it can’t be in terms of capacity to win.

    • ms.lane@lemmy.world
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      They still have their usual ‘wunderwaffle’ to roll out - Waves of Humans and zero care for human lives.

      Russia is as dangerous now as Japan was in WW2.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOP
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      10 hours ago

      If you disregard ability to win, any one of us is technically ready to attack Europe.

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    14 hours ago

    Remember that they want Europe to be afraid and stockpile material that otherwise would go to ukraine.

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      It’s time for you guys to decide whether you want direct war with Russia or not. Imagining that they aren’t ready for it, and this is just a diversion, is seriously risky. I’m nervous with how Europeans are getting bolder the more Ukraine fails to fulfil its military objectives. Nobody is doing more than doubling down on political narratives that were dry in 2022.

  • Skiluros@sh.itjust.works
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    20 hours ago

    I mean this was true 20 years ago, it wasn’t as obvious before they invaded Georgia in 2008 (let alone now), but multi decade research (including research that accounts for preference falsification) has clearly shown a consistent level of support among a strong majority of russian society for genocidal imperialism.

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        Russian society’s genuine love for genocidal imperialism has nothing to do with propaganda (if that’s what you were referring to).

        Mind you, they are fully capable of change, they just don’t want to and have no incentive to do (Westerners enabling and promoting their victim-hood narratives only contribute to this).