Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

[KiigelHeart]

Mandalore76 said:

KiigelHeart said:

You willfully ignored the fact I started my post saying I didn't think this was avoidable. Read my post again maybe.

Read it just fine, and specifically bolded the part that I was commenting to.  No need to "count on" someone else to be president when the first action which already happened emboldened the second action that is happening now.

But he could've counted on a less united and determined response from the west after his second action. That was my point. We can also say he would've preferred Trump to be the president to clear things up. Hiku already eleborated the reasons why.