Subject: Re: War, currencies and jurisdictions
It’s deeply concerning that there are people in democratic countries willing to promote the ultra-nationalist Russian narrative that NATO expansion is to blame for Russian aggression

It is called realpolitik. Deal with what is rather than the way you wish it was.


...in free societies now believe people in smaller nations don’t deserve free will ...

As William Munny (played by Clint Eastwood) said "Deserve's got nothing to do with it."



Russia said in no uncertain terms what their Red Line was.

The West said, "Oh yeah? Watch this!"

And Ukraine peoples paid the price.

Hmm, I did a dictionary check on "Ukraine" to make sure I spelled it right, and it said "1. A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century." So maybe present day Russia has what they see as a valid claim.