The hilarity is that you - some brain-dead kid who goes by the name "Atlantic" on this forum - has any understanding of geopolitical happenings outside of the social media posts you suck on all day long. I mean, you can't even make grammatically correct posts.
War as a structural outcome. Putin's nationalist populism created a system where peace undermined his regime's legitimacy, whereas conflict reinforced it. Philosophically, this aligns with ideas of power politics, civilisational clashes and existential insecurity. The type that preoccupies the minds of Tsing Taos. In such a framework, war was not a mere policy choice but a predetermined outcome of the ideological and structural dynamics of Putin’s leadership.
"Putin can't possibly attack Ukraine" was a prevalent sentiment prior to the 2022 invasion, contradicting plentiful advance signs. There have been a fair number of recent quotes from Russian officials about what countries they want to take next. Poland and the Baltics tend to top the list along with Moldavia. The Baltic states are taking things seriously, e.g: https://www.politico.eu/article/lat...defense-zone-russia-border-security-concerns/ It's just naive beyond belief to think that after invading Chechnya, Georgia, and Ukraine, Russia is going to stop here if invading Ukraine is rewarded.
this is THE (only) argument - nato nato nato. i told you above why so many eastern europ. countries wanted to join nato - surely NOT because they wanted to attack russia. are you really unable to understand this? on the other hand - how many wars and conflicts did putin start or join in past 25 years or so? chechnya, georgia, moldova, syria, ukraine, africa, ... why is that? because he lives in the past. because he hates freedom and democracy, etc. and because he is a very short man with the usual combination of inferiority complex and megalomania (and a heavy dose of paranoia). russia has to learn - in its own best interest - that the past is the past. russia is by far the largest country on the planet. 1. how did russia became so large? only through oppression and violence. 2. why do people like putin still believe that russia is NOT large enough? can you tell us? or are you one of these idiots who believe that "russia has no borders"? (and why and how did EU and NATO become so large? do you know?)
(i surely have "understanding of geopolitical happenings ..." - don't worry.) but are you maybe a dwarf - like putin and desantis? come on - show us your shoes ... rofl (and SORRY for my grammar - english is just one of several languages for me.)