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[–] Matriks404@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

The truth is, we don't fucking know. No expert would tell you that Russia is ready to invade Ukraine, and here we go.

[–] bluGill@kbin.run 4 points 4 months ago

Be careful here. Experts would tell you that Russia was going to invade Ukraine. However as you say Russia wasn't ready for it.

[–] someacnt_@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I wasn't even an expert but I knew they would do that just by distribution of military. Did not expect Civ 5 to be accurate, tho

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

I’m not an expert either and I could have predicted the invasion based on:

  • huge buildup of troops in preparation for invasion
  • 8 years prior they had invaded after saying they wouldn’t