In reply to kennycan.
“…what would I be doing to protect my country?”
Well, if you had brains, the last thing you would do is attack the Ukraine, a country that has not caused any issue or threat to you.
Which means Putin has no brains, or, he attacked Ukraine for another reason. Putin has brains, not much but some. The problem is putin has in fact made russia weaker and less stable, which is the opposite of “protect my country”.
You cannot make a case for attacking the Ukraine as providing any protection to russia. Every male under 35 is trying to get out of there. 4-6 million russians have left the country in 2022. More will leave in 2023 and more will die in putins stupid invasion. Some protective measure.
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