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Ukraine - why does Putin want it

Pebble — 2/22/2022 5:26:08 PM (archived)

An interesting article on the issue, based on an interesting book which my son introduced me to a few years ago now.

https://www.firstpost.com/world/why-does-russia-want-ukraine-so-badly-heres-what-a-geography-book-tells-us-10391451.html

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The whole thread (16 posts)

Ukraine - why does Putin want it - Pebble - 2/22/2022 5:26:08 PM
- Short term objectives - RobVG - 2/23/2022 4:19:43 AM
  - The Baltic - Pebble - 2/23/2022 1:25:17 PM
    - Waiting to hear from family - podrock - 2/23/2022 9:19:49 PM
      - I can well imagine - Pebble - 2/23/2022 10:36:11 PM
  - that posted - podrock - 2/23/2022 4:22:02 AM
    - Couldn't post. Rebooting took care of it n/t - RobVG - 2/23/2022 4:41:55 AM
      - when in doubt, reboot. - podrock - 2/23/2022 5:14:31 AM
        
        "Like" - RobVG - 2/23/2022 5:21:27 AM
- Don't read this before bedtime: - podrock - 2/23/2022 1:39:45 AM
  - There goes the neighborhood... - RL - 2/23/2022 7:15:40 PM
  - It could be worse - ER - 2/23/2022 5:20:37 AM
    - The Current Events board was created for political rants. - podrock - 2/23/2022 6:02:26 AM
    - Have a stiff drink for this one - Pebble - 2/23/2022 5:52:15 AM
  - Madness. - RobVG - 2/23/2022 4:40:55 AM
- Another view, from a former Bush advisor turned geopolitical speaker - Pebble - 2/22/2022 9:21:39 PM

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