NP - How Putin backed himself into a Ukraine invasion he never wanted

[alice malice]

Thomas, you seem too preoccupied with the fringes and with the
American propaganda. I don't think you have a good read on the reality
there in Ukraine.

On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 1:12 PM, Thomas Eckhardt
<thomas.eckhardt at uni-bonn.de> wrote:
> Am 29.08.2014 22:24, schrieb David Morris:
>
>> http://www.vox.com/2014/8/29/6082769/one-chart-why-putin-invading-ukraine
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>> He used state media, which he had
>> put under his thumb, to create a parallel universe in which
>> American-backed fascists were toppling Ukraine's rightful pro-Russian
>> leader. He worked his citizens up into a nationalist fury at the West's
>> meddling and stoked a very real fear that literal Nazis had returned in
>> Ukraine and were threatening their Russian-speaking, Slavic brethren.
>> Russians rallied around the flag, and Putin's approval rose.
>
>
> It seems futile to argue against this kind of wilful denial any longer.
> Ignorance has finally become strength. I'll just try to learn to stop
> worrying and love the Azov Battalion:
>
> http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28329329
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> Thomas
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