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I'm not here today, but I thought this was funny so I wanted to share it.

Russia now has the right to strike at military targets inside the UK, especially weapons manufacturing.

I know you are immediately hung up on that statement. The "right"? WTF? I know, I know. It is not my word.

David Cameron, UK's foreign secretary, said that Kiev has the right to strike at targets inside of Russia's territory with UK supplied weapons.

If that were true (which I just laugh at that, I don't think rights have any business being in these kinds of statements), then Russia must have the right to strike at the UK where such weapons are being made, based on their "right" to defend themselves.

Not the escalation path I would be taking if I were the UK foreign secretary.

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xplbzx 1y ago

Very dangerous. That said, I think the statement was citing the fact that initially Russia stuck Kiev from Russia. In other words, nation attacked by x from x has the right to retaliate to x. I don't know if I can disagree with that. There is the issue of provocation. Provocation tests restraint, and that of nations which export arms, as the UK and Russia both do, and those that don't but do manufacture and export technology, energy and more to supply their enemies' enemy. The enemy bloc who are also power-thirsty and morally bankrupt. But I agree, not the path I would take. I admire Hungary and Slovakia in their stances.

xplbzx 1y ago

Edit. Perhaps not Kiev initially.