obocho@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoYorkshireman believed to be first Briton to die fighting for Russia against Ukrainewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down18
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minus-squaredoben@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down17·2 days agoYou seriously think this war is about colonization?
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoHe literally wants to rebuild the USSR, so yeah it’s about colonization.
minus-squareTaldan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoThere is some nuance about how Putin got himself in a weak political position such that he felt the need for a desperate military victory, but it fundamentally is an imperialist action to colonize another country, yes
You seriously think this war is about colonization?
He literally wants to rebuild the USSR, so yeah it’s about colonization.
There is some nuance about how Putin got himself in a weak political position such that he felt the need for a desperate military victory, but it fundamentally is an imperialist action to colonize another country, yes