r/InternationalNews • u/speakhyroglyphically • Oct 17 '24

Ukraine/Russia Videos of Ukrainians being detained by conscription patrols go viral

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u/Knoscrubs Oct 17 '24

Why exactly should western taxpayers continue to fund Ukraine’s defense?

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u/ionetic Oct 17 '24

Russia’s repeat many times that they’re not stopping with Ukraine.

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u/Knoscrubs Oct 17 '24

You believe Russia is going to attack NATO and trigger WW3……?

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u/ionetic Oct 17 '24

They’re already attacking NATO countries via various means and nothing’s been done about it.

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u/Knoscrubs Oct 17 '24

Oh please…. The USA media and government treats Russia so unjustly. China is the country you need to be worried about. Once they begin their military expansionism, shit will get real, and fast. Russia is the distraction, China is the actual threat.

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u/ionetic Oct 17 '24

China learns from NATO’s treatment of Russia, so no Russia is not a ‘distraction’, rather it’s the main event.

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u/Knoscrubs Oct 17 '24

China doesn't give two shits about NATO. NATO doesn't even exist to deter China. NATO is an outdated and largely ineffectual organization built to deter the-then Soviet Union from launching an invasion of Europe post-WW2.

China isn't going to attack Europe. They're going to invade Taiwan. Hong Kong. South Korea, Japan. SE Asia. They are going to take military control of the areas of their region they already have under their political control. NATO will not deter them.

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u/ionetic Oct 17 '24

Yup, they only care about the US.