@imnotfromkaliningrad
@lemmy.mlsome of the things that i want to say here will not differentiate from the other comments in this thread, though as a russian citizen and cprf member i hope that it will offer some insight for western readers.
i do not support the current administrations internal actions, as capitalism has brought nothing but injustice, suffering, poverty, crime and corruption. but i absolutely do support its foreign policy, especially regarding the ukrainian question. the putin government has evolved to become one of the most effective anti-imperialist forces on the planet and even if you ignore the terrible nature of the terrorist zelensky-regime one has to be grateful to our military for fighting the biggest enemy of mankind, america.
so lets detail the happenings that led to the current situation:
(it may be important to note that the current russian administration pushes a slightly different narrative due to sadly being a right wing state)
::: spoiler banderite collaborators parading in front of nazi officers :::
referendum on the preservation of the ussr. its results were ignored by the anti-communists
results of the 2004 presidential election before cia intervention. this division between neonazi northwest and pro-russian southeast is visible to this day
::: spoiler ukrainian neonazis in 2014 :::
combine all this with the fact that the west and its puppets need to always be opposed due to them being a cancer of humanity and youll get a pretty good picture of why to support the russian military.
i was extremely hyperbolic with my initial statement. it was wrong and i should engage in self criticism
this is not surprising at all, since daesh is a puppet of the imperialists. they were created by the us and its saudi and kuwaiti allies from freed iraqi criminals after the 2003 war. they were used as "moderate rebels" in the 2011 libya war and are known to get healthcare, weapons and training in turkey, a nato member. they always attack us enemies, but almost never us allies. israel in particular is known for having a quite positive relationship with them, as they even apologized to the zionist entity for accidentally attacking them. the trump administration also murdered general soleimani who was instrumental in fighting against daesh and biden is continuing this pattern.
wish you best of luck, the theory exams are just around the corner! (please dont stress yourself too much though)
hey, sorry for being so rude before, i shouldnt have overreacted like that. your point of view is understandable, even if i cant agree one hundred percent. but maybe im a bit riddled with nationalistic brain worms and should practice self-criticism. the whole war wasnt really good for my emotional health
im truly sorry to put it this bluntly, but this kind of "both sides are equally bad"-sentiment is typical of western liberalism. i am certain that russian civilians in the ukraine, who have been enduring mass rape, murder, and other atrocities on the level of germany by ukronazi units for an entire decade by now, would strongly disagree with your statement that the smo provides no liberation. yes, putin is a reactionary, and a terrible one at that. however, during the great patriotic war, us communists also had to make deals with entities as shady as the british empire or the kuomintang. only total denazification and demilitarization should be regarded as viable ends to the conflict.
sorry, but you are obviously not willing to argue in good faith. the reasons for the smo have been stated clearly, yet you choose to prefer the state department propaganda line. your choice, i guess