• surph_ninja@lemmy.world
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      6 hours ago

      So you’re not simply claiming the events weren’t as described. You’re claiming they didn’t happen at all, and there was no transfer of power at all? Wow.

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        6 hours ago

        That is not at all what I claimed and I don’t understand how you could interpret what I said as meaning that.

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          5 hours ago

          So then clarify. What did you mean? What is your point? What is your claim?

          Because it sounds like you’re just pushing NATO propaganda with no actual understanding of the events. You’re not claiming one narrative has credibility over another version of events. You’re just proclaiming blanket denial.

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            5 hours ago

            I’m saying that Euromaidan was a popular revolt against the corrupt, pro-Russian government which the CIA has no meaningful influence on.

            I don’t understand where this “blanket denial” stuff is coming from.

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                  4 hours ago

                  “Some dude”

                  No, I linked an article written by a trusted journalist and geopolitical expert, who has been deeply involved in de-escalation efforts and present as an advisor at negotiations.

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                4 hours ago

                I am not. You’re just parroting the nonsense the whores of the Kremlin have been putting out for a decade.

                There was never any promise by the US not let Ukraine into NATO. Even if there was, Russia has done enough to justify saying that promise doesn’t matter anymore.

                Sure, the US supported Euromaidan. That doesn’t make it a CIA plot. Why shouldn’t we support protests against a corrupt, authoritarian regime backed by our biggest opponent on the international stage? You and the overestimated Mr. Sachs reach the conclusion that because Ukraine leaving the Russian sphere was in America’s interest, America must have acted to cause it, despite the total lack of actual evidence.

                Here’s an idea: maybe Russia wouldn’t have to worry about encirclement if it didn’t constantly threaten it’s neighbors.

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                  4 hours ago

                  You’re just parroting NATO propaganda. Glad to see you shifting goalposts on the US backing, though. Shows you understand on some level you’re lying.

                  Think I’ll trust the word of geopolitical experts over a NATO bot that can’t produce any of their own sources.

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                    3 hours ago

                    I’m not shifting the goalposts. The mere fact the US supported Euromaidan is not the same as the whole thing being a CIA coup.

                    Except you’re not listening to geopolitical experts. You’re listening to an economist’s opinion on geopolitics, platformed only by Russian assets that is contradicted by most actual geopolitical experts on Earth.

                    I ask again: how do I source proof of something not happening.