Honestly not really. The alternative was allow Ukraine to set up as a springboard for operation Barbarossa 2, which would mean nuclear war. Russia objectively saved the world by destroying a decades worth of western plans in Ukraine. Feel bad for the citizens of the Donbas obviously, but even western Ukrainian citizens only have so much of my sympathy. Now they’re being picked up off the street and suddenly war in the east isn’t so fun anymore.

[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 37 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

but even western Ukrainian citizens only have so much of my sympathy

Ukrainians voted in Zelenskyy because he ran on a platform of stopping the conflict and killings in Donbas, remember

[–] HexBroke@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He won because of eastern votes, I don't think he had as much support in the west

[–] Tunnelvision@hexbear.net 25 points 2 years ago

You are both correct. On an individual oblast level his highest support was in the east. That being said he did win the other oblasts except for Lviv but by a more narrow margin

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