Leaders being corrupt is not a great reason to let a country get steamrolled by the russian war machine

It's inevitable now. If they didn't want to let the country get steamrolled then Zelensky probably should have signed the "keep the NATO war machine out of Ukraine" Istanbul deal from 2022.

Given the nature of the US war machine and how prone it is to acts of extreme terrorism (as we are seeing in this war), Russia is logically (albeit quite brutally) trying to keep it away from its most vulnerable border.

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cosmicgadget an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Being steamrolled requires Russia have the logistics to drive a steamroller more than a hundred yards. There is a reason it was intended to be a three day war.

Bombing a school is unconscionable but its a shadow of Russia's crimes in Ukraine.

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fooker 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It has been inevitable for more that three years, I'm sure you'll be proven right any day now!

	▲	pydry an hour ago \| parent [-]
		No, three years ago it was inevitable that "Russian economy was going to collapse". Two years ago was the year of the crimean beach party (after the inevitably successful summer offensive). One year ago was "invading Kursk will inevitably achieve... something". And now the story is "stalemate was inevitable". Next year will be the story of "Russia is winning, yes, but at what cost?"