Vladimir Putin has said any western troops placed in Ukraine would be “legitimate targets” for Russian strikes, upping the stakes as Kyiv’s allies scramble to come up with a convincing offer of postwar support to Ukraine.
Speaking a day after the French president, Emmanuel Macron, announced still-vague plans for a package of support for Ukraine backed by 26 nations, Putin on Friday said any guarantees that involved boots on the ground would violate Moscow’s longstanding objections to Nato troops in Ukraine.
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Not just the poors, but it’s usually the meatheads that get sent to war. On both sides, you’ll find some of the most deplorable people are the most entrenched in war culture. They don’t value their lives and see themselves as having no better options.
I hope one day we understand some of the philosophy behind war, and whether or not it’s necessary when there are “too many soldiers.”