• partial_accumen
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          If I was a country, I would simply not be at war. Then I wouldn’t have to pretend bad things are actually good when I do it.

          So when your country is invaded and your citizens killed by the invaders, you’ll do what exactly?

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              that my neighbor thinks I’m such an existential threat

              Your neighbor doesn’t actually believe that. They’re just using that as an excuse to invade you, claim your natural resources, and population for their own desires.

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                  Weird how they were happy to trade and provide loans to me before 2014.

                  You mean while Moscow’s puppet President Viktor Yanukovych was in power? Hmm, what ELSE happened in 2014? Oh yes! The people of Ukraine rose up with Euromaidan and kicked Yanukovych out. Yanukovych ran to Russia and soon after that Russia invaded Crimea.

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          Damn, you gonna put a “Mission Accomplished” sign too? It’s only that easy (I.E. Switzerland) when your neighbors aren’t trying to murder you.

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          That time I got Isekai’d into a sovereign nation.

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      Russia:

      Moscow’s version allowed serial killers, rapists, pedophiles and other serious criminals to receive a “get out of jail free card and, initially, a complete pardon after serving as little as six months on the front line. This was amended earlier in 2024 as the public outcry in Russia grew after several high profile violent crimes were committed by returning releasees.

      vs Ukraine:

      Ukraine has set limits on who could qualify. Only prisoners with fewer than three years left on their sentence can apply, with mobilized prisoners being granted parole rather than a pardon.

      Among those not eligible to serve are those found guilty of premeditated murder, rape, sexual violence or sexual crimes against minors, those involved in serious corruption, crimes against national security, and those who have held official office, including former MPs and ministers.

      Only a few hundred have been approved so far, out of the thousands that have applied