Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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SecondWar said:

I still never quite get the Russian logic that Russia invades Ukraine, yet somehow it’s Ukraine and the West who are the ‘warmongers’.

The "logic" (if you can call it that) is supposed to be that Nato came closer and closer to Russia, and their attack on Russia would be an act of self-defense before Ukraine also "falls" into the hands of Nato.

The military logic behind this is that between the Nato borders and their main cities like Moscow there ain't really any defensible land, as in deep, broad rivers, mountains, hills, or thick forests. Owning Ukraine would in the minds of the military alleviate that problem in the south, with Ukraine's borders with Romania and Slovakia being hilly to mountainous and the several deep, broad rivers flowing through the country, thus creating natural obstacles for the "enemy troops". And the west is considered the warmonger here because they "want to deny" Russia of that more favorable defensive position, and in their warped minds it's all just to keep the doors open on a future invasion of Russia.

In short, it's a very cynic view of "Our defensive position ain't the best, so let's invade another country with a more defensive position to claim that one for ourselves."