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We have to take into consideration that if Russia did annex Ukraine, it would likely lead to extreme amounts of sufferring anyway - possibly including civil war, insurgency etc. that could go on for decades.

If the Russian government believes it can just roll tanks into any neighbouring country as it fancies, cheaply and quickly, confident that the citizens of that country will surrender happily and have their freedoms taken away from them, they will start more wars and claim more territory.

In war, there are mainly losers. It's true Ukraine cannot win this war, but at this point, nor can Russia. Russia doesn't even have enough soldiers to hold the entire country of Ukraine at this point, and maintaining control over any territory it captures will be expensive. That's why they are focussing on capturing the Donbas region so they can claim victory and gain territory without losing face.

Yes, a lot of racist things have been said, and race plays a role in one conflict getting more attention, and that's bad. But the invasion of Ukraine has potential immediate ramifications for people living in Europe, whether that be through energy security, sanctions, refugees, etc. So it may be selfish, but it's understandable.

I'm from the UK and I hear about a neighbour who was hit by a motor vehicle on a nearby road. Not because I don't care about all the people dying in the rest of the country or around the world, but because it's relevant to me.

Letting the Russian government oppress Ukraine won't solve this either. We'd all prefer no fighting, but fighting is better than letting Russia bully their way.

True, but Russia is still terrible, so I don't care

This is true, but the regime in Russia is an evil imperialist force too.

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That's very interesting thank you.

Anti-Putin's regime is not the same as anti-Russian. Anti-Putin is not pro-NATO.

Source on the claim that most people from those countries want it back?

Yeah exactly, so much of the stuff being put out is just flat out lies, by both sides, that it's barely worth wasting time reading the news about it.

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