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But the US did not invade Cuba, that is after its disastrous Bay of Pigs (Cubans trained by CIA).

Too many countries being tossed around. I can discuss all their relative merits (or lack of it) but it's not worth it because even if it were true 100% what you accuse the US of doing, still Russia invading Ukraine still cannot be justified by pointing out these so called American sins. "But he...

US threatened to invade Cuba when they discovered Russian nuckear missiles stationed there. The statiining of Russian nuclear missiles in Cuba would have defeated the whole security achitecture of the Cold War - known as MAD - since US has very little reaction time if a nuclear missile is...

Putin’s paradox: ‘Ukrainian’ separatists are Russian citizens https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.politico.eu/article/ukrainian-separatists-take-up-russian-passports/amp/

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language_in_Ukraine#:~:text=Russian%20is%20the%20most%20common,southern%20portions%20of%20the%20country. These Russian speakers in Ukraine reject Putin's war https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna18880 How locals in Kharkiv are...

I think Crimea and these so called Luhansk and Donetsk republics are good as gone to Ukraine even before Russia invaded. Let's see about what happens with the rest of Ukraine.

So where did the legal right to sovereignty of countries go if they have no freedom to determine their foreign policy?

There are two words here, if you want to be strict about it etymologically. "Kiev" and "Rus." But between these two words are the people. Note that present day Ukraine has been successively ruled by the old KievanRus federation (origin of Slavic countries, Belarussians, Ukrainians, Russians...

Kiev is always in present day Ukraine. Regardless of the nomenclature of the greater country. And historically, present day Ukraine has been dominated by other powers, Mongols, Polish, Lithuanians, Genoans, than Russia.

Agree. But the territory of KievRus is still Kiev. Besides, KievRus existed first than "Russia." So Russia (which came simply copied its named from KievRus (the Ukrainians).

Ok. But since Russia originated from Kiev, how about all Russians are Ukrainians? Now, Ukrainians do not want anything to do anymore with their wayward child (Russia). :bplease:

These people crossing that minefield are dare devils... bless them.

Your observation No. 1 only confirms that Putin's claim of protecting Russian speakers in Ukraine is bogus. These Russian speakers are Ukrainians, feel Ulrainians, and most of all want to be Ukrainians and not be part of any bogus Russia republic or Russia itself. Observations 2-4 remain to be...

Whatever. Evade, evade, and evade...

Only one answered, and to his his credit, honestly. He said to the tune that he'll kill them all. The rest that I asked tried to divert the issue to avoid answering the main question in that hypothetical scenario. How about you, should India fight for that province or just allow it to go away?

In that hypothetical scenario I gave, China used as an excuse "militant hinduism" to justify arming, supporting and protecting a small section of India (Russia used Maidan, EU and NATO aspirations of the new Ukrainian government in 2014 to justify arming, protecting and supporting so called...

Wtf! It's a hypothetical scenario! Ok. So it's not India. It's country X. You are a citizen of country X. All of a sudden your giant neighbor country Y sponsored sent operatives to one of your country's smaller province, bribed the officials there and declared a separatist movement. As a...

Instead of trying to divert attention from the discussion you better answer the "hypothetical" scenario, what if China will instigate, directly support using Chinese operatives, and protect so called "separatists" in some territories of India (like what Russia did in Donetsk and Luhansk) using...

Putin's war to subdue Ukrainian population...