Elon Musk says the Request to Turn on Starlink in Crimea Came from the Ukrainian Government in the Middle of the Night "We figured out that this was kind of like a Pearl Harbor like attack...So they really asked us to proactively take part in a major act of war"

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[–]StillLessons 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Zelensky can hardly be considered "an independent actor", when he is forever operating under the full knowledge that if he "betrays" the Banderites, they will kill him. Not politically, literally. Either he obeys what these lunatics want, or they will put a bullet in him. To say he's doing what's best for his country, one would have to assume that what's best for the Banderites is in the best interests of Ukraine. That's a very questionable premise.

[–]Site_rly_sux 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

it's not clear whether you're using the term ironically or not, but stepan bandera and the banderites are part of world war two history and not an actual group active today.

There's not some mystery league of shadow men whose manipulations are keeping the Ukrainian people in arms.

Ukraine is fighting it's invaders and occupiers. Turns out, you don't need to imagine a world war two phenomenon to explain why Ukraine is fighting back today.

[–]makesyoudownvote 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I mean, they ARE a significant part of the country are they not?

Even taking everything you say at face value that wouldn't invalidate any part of my comment.