Although NATO expansion doesn’t seem to be an actual cause; notably, it didn’t matter when Baltic states joined NATO. However, the embarrassment from a failed coup with pro-Russian Yanukovych in 2004 and later him getting ousted in 2014 could be the sparks for vengeance.

Russia’s actions reflect its own imperial ambitions. Rather than supporting the Ukrainian working class in determining its future, Russia has sought to dominate Ukraine through economic pressure, political manipulation, and military force. This mirrors classic imperialist behavior, where a dominant power suppresses national self-determination to maintain its own sphere of influence. The war in Ukraine is not a struggle against the West but a competition between capitalist empires, with Ukraine caught in the middle.

The Wagner private military organization – Openly neo-Nazi Azov Battalion

Why isn’t the first described like the second

Thank you for the information. Guess I can’t joke about being a gringo lol

I’ve heard gringo is about language, primarily English (or another native tongue instead of Spanish). Not about being a whitey

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Actually makes sense, there are some takes skirting on the border here

There seems to have been a modding mistake, based on how your comment is displayed in the modlog

Your name is cleared

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It started with DOS and I don’t even know if there was a possibility to have it localized.

I appreciate the change in direction with the correction, regardless of the circumstances 👁️

Transnistria is a thousand miles from Odessa, twice as far as St. Petersberg, and Pskov is about 400 miles away.

Vibes, vibes, vibes.

No. The material reality is that Transnistria is roughly 100–150 km from Odessa and not the thousand miles being claimed.

Pskov is near the Estonian border, and St. Petersburg is on the Baltic Sea. Neither of these cities is close to Moldova, so they are largely irrelevant to any invasion plans in that region.

It’s important to rely on concrete conditions and verifiable data rather than hyperbolic claims and vibing.

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Under this deal, Putin gets to annex key territories while Ukraine is kept out of NATO and left without American peacekeepers, forcing Europe to buy U.S. military gear. Imperialist powers divide and weaken working people by keeping nations in chaos and under constant threat. This brief period of “peace” isn’t for long as capitalist interests allow Russia to regroup and rearm. Ukraine remains in a disordered, free-for-all state under imperialist influences. In time, this setup could let Russia launch an invasion through Odessa to connect with Transnistria.

And as Russia is ingrained with Wagner, Rusich etc. does that also declare Putin fascist, with the invasion being fascist infighting?

Who mean those on the right? They don’t even self identify as leftists, why should some of their followers say that?

Went back to check and you’re right. Good point

I think I’ve seen that and not engaged

Yes. This meme is the holocaust?

Edit didn’t even notice some of the bans are for communities I didn’t know of

Shared to an IM group from somewhere and reshared here. What I understood is it seems to be pretty open when asked how it comes to its answers