Subj : Anniversary State of Russian-Ukranian War
To   : All
From : warmfuzzy
Date : Fri Feb 27 2026 00:18:02

Four years ago on February 24th, 2022 Vladimir Putin, the leader of The Russian Federation declared war AKA a "Special Military Operation" against the sovereign nation of Ukraine.  Ukraine did nothing to bring this action against themselves, they were innocent.  Yet because they had fertile land and natural resources they looked tempting to annex.  The word is that Putin figured it would be an easy grab, but the whole of Europe gave their support to Ukraine.

There seems to be a disconnect between Western and Russian understanding of the situation.  Russia thinks that the Ukraine should be forced to remain outside of the NATO organization as Russia sees NATO as a military adversary. Russia thinks that Ukraine should be a buffer country so that if NATO ever invaded Russia they would have to get through Ukraine before they could get to Russia.  The fact is that NATO does not want a war with Russia.  NATO membership was even considered a possibility to include Russia in.  As for countries that want to join NATO, they are required not to have an active war going on at the time of their admission.  NATO is not the aggressor, NATO is meant to keep the peace, not being a bully.  Granted there are some people who are affiliated with NATO who are bonkers, but the vast majority want peace and cooperation.  DUCK AI (duckduckgo.com) says that around 400,000 Ukrainians and 200,000 Russians have died as a result of the war.  Civilian casualties include around 16,000 Ukrainians and 3,000 Russian-Affiliated people, who died needlessly for a needless war that doesn't make sense.

What will Russia get if they win the war?  Burnt out land, hatred, and a slow reunification of the Soviet Union?  The only reason I can see Putin receiving any sort of a win would be to re-unite CCCP (The Soviet Union).  Vladimir Putin has made it clear in his writings that he is very much pro-Communist and he believes that the fall of the Soviet Union was the worst geo-political event of the 20th Century.

What do you folks think?  What is the purpose or end-game of this war?  How can we resolve this conflict?  Giving into bullies will only embolden the aggressiveness and make things worse.  You can't be a [female dog] to The Man, he will crush you.

Shaking my head in sorrow for needless tragedy,
-warmfuzzy

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