> But... The drama around it as portrayed in Western media is ridiculous. There won't be major loss of life nor any "war" in conventional sense. It would be no more war than it was in Crimea in 2014. I don't justify. It's a political disaster but not a humanitarian one.
Two weeks ago: The Western media is creating fake drama. Russia is never going to invade Ukraine. We're just trying to protect our security.
This week: The Western media is overreacting. Yes, it's an invasion, but it's not really a war, there's not going to be that many casualties.
Two weeks from now: The Western media is exaggerating. Yes, lots of people are dying, but this is a war, it can't be avoided. But it's really exaggerated to talk about "war crimes" and "mass civilian casualties". And we must not forget that this all began because of Western provocations!
Exactly. A few months ago, Russian higher-ups were claiming that it was moving troops around for military exercises. They're blatant liars and you can't trust anything they say, nor should you believe that they have any particular set of morals.
Two weeks ago: The Western media is creating fake drama. Russia is never going to invade Ukraine. We're just trying to protect our security.
This week: The Western media is overreacting. Yes, it's an invasion, but it's not really a war, there's not going to be that many casualties.
Two weeks from now: The Western media is exaggerating. Yes, lots of people are dying, but this is a war, it can't be avoided. But it's really exaggerated to talk about "war crimes" and "mass civilian casualties". And we must not forget that this all began because of Western provocations!