If the Kremlin calculated that European countries would just back off it was a very bad call indeed. Any reasonable leadership would have cut their losses yet here we are.

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rainworld 14 hours ago | parent [-]

> Any reasonable leadership would have cut their losses yet here we are.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HKxeuY7bMAEwZ30.png Indeed.

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fractallyte 12 hours ago | parent [-]

If Ukraine stops defending, it will cease to exist. russia can stop its invasion any time it wants to.

Big difference.

	▲	rainworld 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Self-fulfilling prophecies need prophets.