• 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    Lmao what?

    What nations are allowed to have their own interests, and act to secure those interests? Is that something only for the U.S. and (when the U.S. allows it) its allies? Or is it possible that some countries have legitimate interests that conflict with the U.S.?

    • mellowheat@suppo.fi
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      10 months ago

      What nations are allowed to have their own interests, and act to secure those interests?

      Is Ukraine allowed that?

      • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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        10 months ago

        Legitimate national interests don't include attacking ethnic minorities, which is a major cause of the current war dating back to the early 2010s.

        There's also a question of what "national interest" means when the U.S. coups your elected government, as it did to Ukraine in 2014.

        • mellowheat@suppo.fi
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          10 months ago

          There’s also a question of what “national interest” means when the U.S. coups your elected government, as it did to Ukraine in 2014.

          Does there exist proof that it was a US coup?

          • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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            10 months ago

            https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/30/russia-ukraine-war-kiev-conflict

      • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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        10 months ago

        I don't know, why don't you ask the Americans who replaced their government for them?