where does this notion of 'protecting the whole Europe from fascist hordes' come from? has there been any indication that Russia genuinely intended to steamroll Europe if they had taken Ukraine as planned?
From Putin himself. His speeches in the last 20 years. He was quite upfront with his ambitions: restauration of the last Russian Empire, the Soviet Union.
Eastern Europe and ex-USSR republics have been trying to warn the world for quite a while, it's the West who refused to listen.
Read Kasparov's "Winter is Coming" book to understand more.
i haven't heard / read his speeches but isn't that just regular political speech? 'we'll make x great again' where they invoke some mythical glorious past x and make grand promises to appease the masses?
i'll check the book out, but if there's less speculative stuff like leaked cables, war plans, fact based reporting etc out there i'd be more receptive to the idea that the Russians were genuinely about to blitzkrieg Europe if all went well in Ukraine
nickpp|2 years ago
Eastern Europe and ex-USSR republics have been trying to warn the world for quite a while, it's the West who refused to listen.
Read Kasparov's "Winter is Coming" book to understand more.
marsa|2 years ago
i'll check the book out, but if there's less speculative stuff like leaked cables, war plans, fact based reporting etc out there i'd be more receptive to the idea that the Russians were genuinely about to blitzkrieg Europe if all went well in Ukraine
it just sounds too ridiculous and farfetched