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

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

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u/ionetic Oct 17 '24

People may complain, but this is what you get when the West refuses to send the weapons Ukraine has been asking for to strike Russia’s military bases over the border.

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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/Top_Effort_2739 Oct 17 '24

Russia said Ukraine was a redline and you didn’t listen to them then, why are you listening to them now?

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '24

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u/Gunbunny42 Oct 17 '24

From an ethical standpoint does Ukraine have to listen to Russia? No, not at all.

From a geopolitical standpoint was it wise to cross Russia's red line and try to join NATO? No, clearly not.

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u/Gamerboy11116 Oct 19 '24

This shouldn’t even be a consideration.

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u/Gunbunny42 Oct 19 '24

But in truth it is.

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u/Gamerboy11116 Oct 19 '24

It doesn’t have any relevance. If something isn’t moral, it can’t be done, at least not without being unjustified… and if something is, by definition, unjustified… you should never, do it.

There is no situation where doing what’s right can ever be wrong because if it was wrong then it wouldn’t be right.