Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 8 days agoThe tables have turned, and Putin’s Russia is now in dire troublewww.stuff.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down12
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkThe tables have turned, and Putin’s Russia is now in dire troublewww.stuff.co.nzSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Ukraine@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareRose@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 days agoPerhaps not legally, but does that really matter? The world hasn’t recognized the annexed parts of Moldova and Georgia as Russian either, but those countries have no control over them, whereas Russians freely enter the regions and do as they please.
minus-squareValmond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 days agoOh yes it matters a lot! The rules based order is what we abide to, and it says “no stealing land”. Remember, Germany got back east Germany, France got back Alsace.
Perhaps not legally, but does that really matter? The world hasn’t recognized the annexed parts of Moldova and Georgia as Russian either, but those countries have no control over them, whereas Russians freely enter the regions and do as they please.
Oh yes it matters a lot!
The rules based order is what we abide to, and it says “no stealing land”.
Remember, Germany got back east Germany, France got back Alsace.