The reason for the Russian [[Special Military Operation]] (SMO) is indeed the protection of the [[population]]s of [[Donbass]]; but this protection was necessary because of [[Kiev]]'s desire to go through a confrontation to enter NATO. The extension of NATO is therefore only the indirect cause of the conflict in Ukraine. The latter could have spared itself this ordeal by implementing the [[Minsk Agreements]]—but what we wanted was a defeat for Russia.}} | The reason for the Russian [[Special Military Operation]] (SMO) is indeed the protection of the [[population]]s of [[Donbass]]; but this protection was necessary because of [[Kiev]]'s desire to go through a confrontation to enter NATO. The extension of NATO is therefore only the indirect cause of the conflict in Ukraine. The latter could have spared itself this ordeal by implementing the [[Minsk Agreements]]—but what we wanted was a defeat for Russia.}} |