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  • Ukrainian forces launched a surprise offensive into Russia's Kursk region last Tuesday.
  • They have captured around 1,000 square kilometers of Russian land so far, Kyiv's top general said.
  • That figure is almost as much territory as Russia has seized in Ukraine this year.
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[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I agree, down with the USA. /s

Seriously - that's not the problem. Tying together into one state with ex-Soviet unitarist culture so many different areas with natural riches and subservient population is bad.

I'd rather split both Russia and Ukraine into equally-sized (population-wise) pieces and have them form confederations where unity is wanted. (Fuck, that's another USA)

Since Ukraine can't hope to have a victory that will solve the threat, I think Ukrainians should be interested. Their country would split into like 3 pieces which are different enough anyway.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It won't work if you just announce oh this country is going to get split. It has to happen organically, or it won't happen at all.

I'm not saying it will happen I'm just saying that it would be the best outcome. I'm saying that NATO don't particularly want to replace Russia with pseudo Russia, there really isn't any point doing that. So the original comment about having Ukraine take over Russia just doesn't work in his absolutely not in NATO's interests.

And that's before you even look at the problem of subjugating a population, some of which will be fighting back, leading to a never-ending guerrilla war. Which is another thing NATO have no interest in happening, especially if the ultimate objective of Ukraine is to join NATO.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Ex-Soviet space becoming through some agreements supported by referendums fractured into small enough fragments in loose confederations is not something I'd expect to be a cause for guerilla war. Any forcible change is.