Russia and Ukraine

[Anomalocaris]

Again, War is a continuation of politics by other means.   Push a state with means to wage violence to the point where existential concern can’t be address by politics short of war, politics will continue under the guise of war.

I must have not paid enough attention... What did Ukraine do to push Russia into invading it?

The US pushed Russia into invading Ukraine by making it clear Ukraine joining the nato can mean american medium and intermediate rate nuclear weapons can be deployed to Ukraine, which largely nullifies Russia’s nuclear deterrence by allow a strike to hit Moscow and Russian nuclear sites with less than 4-5 minutes of warning.