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[–] Jiral@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I don't like imperialism, no matter the side. You seem to disagree with my stance.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml -3 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Jiral@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

So you also oppose Russian Imperialism and its current blood soaked war of conquest, like also with other imperialists?

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml -4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Is Russia trying to extract the resources of Ukraine in order to enrich its elite?

[–] Jiral@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Yes (big agricultural resources, much more moderate climate than most of Russia, Russia wasted no time with taking possession of those resources in occupied regions and selling off the produced and sucking up the revenue) but it is also trying to colonise territory and get more Lebensraum for Russians, including ethnic cleansing of people refusing assimilation, filtration camps etc

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Jiral@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Plenty of reports of Russia shipping grain from occupied regions as soon as they got their hands on it. I didn't know that was considered contested information. Nor that Ukraine being prime agricultural land needing evidence either.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Jiral@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Eh pretty weak, plus the source is unable to be unbiased about Russia. I'd wait for a UN report.

[–] Jiral@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I doubt, any source would you convince you of Russia waging an Imperialist war, given your previous posts. Which leads me back to my initial point. I oppose every imperialism and don't play "gimme evidence, no that doesn't count" towards one side.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago

I mean I watched the BBC lie and obfuscate Israel's actions in Gaza for the past 3 years, I absolutely can't trust them in regards to a foreign country's actions, especially when they have every reason to make Russia look as bad as possible. Knowing bias for your news sources is critical in getting accurate information.

[–] Forester@pawb.social 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Literally yes, so far the Kremlin has spent 20 times more on the occupied territories of Ukraine building roads, ports and other infrastructure than it spent on its own oblasts. ( Replacing or bypassing Infrastructure that has been destroyed or is still held in Ukrainian hands ) around captured stocks of natural resources . Literal resource extraction from occupied territory.

[–] doben@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The content of that picture does not support your claim in any way. Also, it's from a straight up western cyber security and intelligence think tank. This is not a source, it's narrative shaping.

Provide a serious source, this shit ain't it. Right now, as far as I'm concerned, you're spreading desinformation.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml -5 points 4 days ago

That's not quite the same but I can appreciate the sentiment.