The June 19 defense pact signed between Russia and North Korea included a promise to provide military assistance to one another – within days Pyongyang said it was sending troops to Ukraine.
  • @Matriks404@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8•5 months ago

    The truth is, we don’t fucking know. No expert would tell you that Russia is ready to invade Ukraine, and here we go.

    • bluGill
      4•5 months ago

      Be careful here. Experts would tell you that Russia was going to invade Ukraine. However as you say Russia wasn’t ready for it.

    • @someacnt_@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2•5 months ago

      I wasn’t even an expert but I knew they would do that just by distribution of military. Did not expect Civ 5 to be accurate, tho

    • @intensely_human@lemm.eeEnglish
      1•5 months ago

      I’m not an expert either and I could have predicted the invasion based on:

      • huge buildup of troops in preparation for invasion
      • 8 years prior they had invaded after saying they wouldn’t