This third-largest nuclear arsenal was placed there by Moscow, and if for some reason it had remained in Ukraine, Russia would have had to maintain it. Mistakes had been made in the process, and along with its independence, Ukraine received too many of the USSR's energy and military resources without even paying for them. Back then, it seemed normal.

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Don’t be afraid, all rusians will suffer even if its seems you won’t 😘

In Ukraine, they are already suffering, and of course, the sooner this ends, the better, primarily for Ukraine itself. If, the survival of this young state matters at all. This is something I've been seriously doubting in recent days. It feels like nobody (expect Trump) really cares about it anymore.

Every rusian

In every country will suffer, rest assured. Also, Ukraine state is as old as rusia federation state

I mean Ukraine in general, with the territories annexed to it by Stalin and Khrushchev.

In other countries, they have their own problems. Basically, no one really gives a damn about Russians, Ukrainians, or Belarusians. It's understandable that Ukrainians might struggle to accept this, but they'll have no choice.

Really? There was the Russian Empire which became the USSR which in its turn became the Russian Federation. What about Ukraine, until 1991 there was... Nothing.

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

Yes, that's why Ukraine is suffering and going to cease to exist.

In 24 hours from, 3 days or two weeks? We’ve already lost count to all the ancient bitches predictions sorry

Looks like you've never been able to count at all. Anyway, I'm totally indifferent to your suffering because you've just had it coming and not interested to predict anything about your not too bright future.

Awesome, thanks, I will just leave you here alone to look stupid with your history “knowledge” 🫂

The Ukraine state that we know of started in 1991. Prior to that Kiev was never sovereign over such a region unless you go way back before the Mongol invasion of 1236 which IMHO is too far back to be relevant to anything. Instead that area was controlled by Russia alternating with other powers such as Germany in WW2, Poland from 1920-1938, Austria-Hungary split with Russia for 120 years before WWI, and other than Crimea being controlled by the Crimeans, various splits between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Poland, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Cossacks, and of course Russia. Of course Kiev controlled locally but they were under the domination of these other powers.

But this is a silly way to determine who should control. Ideologically, I support smaller local groups who want freedom from larger groups, and I do so all the way down to the individual. I believe individuals should be sovereign if they want to be.

That being said, I don't recommend that individuals break laws and spit on police officers, as Ukraine seems pleased to do with Russia.

Pretty convenient to go back in history for exactly the amount of years that suits you 👏