JdPat04 wrote:JdPat04 wrote:So Trump was his bitch and wouldn’t do anything to him AND he knew liberals would so that’s why he waited until now?
Why wouldn’t he do it 3 years ago?
:biglol
:sigh
Putin is not a sane person. He feels threatened by NATO now that Ukraine is closer than ever to joining. He's also threatened because he's not partners in crime of the Commander In Chief of the world's largest military. He's convinced that NATO is planning to invade Moscow. He's seen that Ukraine has become increasingly Westernized and self-sufficient even after Russia annexed Crimea. He wants to nip democracy and NATO membership in the bud by annexing it before they can join NATO. Exacerbating measures is that Ukraine is the historic birthplace of Russia (Kievan Rus') and, in Putin's mind, is Russian anyway/not a real country.
Granted if this war gets worse NATO could invade Moscow and install a democratic government.