• Coolbeanschilly
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    3 days ago

    Didn’t Russia use this tactic to annex part of Georgia’s territory back in 2008?

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      3 days ago

      IIRC yes.

      It would have worked again if the second invasion hadn’t trended so much, encouraging other countries to intervene, and if Ukraine itself hadn’t put up such a staunch, united resistance.