Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that it was "inevitable" that "war" would come to Russia after authorities there were forced to temporarily close a busy Moscow airport following an overnight drone attack on the capital.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned that it was “inevitable” that “war” would come to Russia after authorities there were forced to temporarily close a busy Moscow airport following an overnight drone attack on the capital.

  • Chalky_Pockets@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You’ve never heard of people responding to rule breaking with rule breaking of their own? Your assertion that it has no military advantage is flat out wrong, this attack has a military advantage. It brings the fight closer to Putin and requires them to divert forces. It also makes the Russian people more likely to revolt against the war.

    • sudneo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I did definitely hear about this, but I don’t think I can say I understand it in all situations. Specifically about this, I quote:

      They [conventions] are coming to be regarded less and less as contracts concluded on a basis of reciprocity in the national interests of the parties and more and more as a solemn affirmation of principles respected for their own sake, a series of unconditional engagements on the part of each of the Contracting Parties ’ vis-à-vis ’ the others.

      As a commentary to the Article 2 of the 4th Geneva convention.

      It brings the fight closer to Putin and requires them to divert forces.

      Realistically, Russia seems to be perfectly content in having its own population die. These advantages might be true, but they depend a lot on how Russia reacts to this. As far as Putin is concerned, I am quite sure he has a permanent residence in some bunker somewhere anyway.

      It also makes the Russian people more likely to revolt against the war.

      I think this is a legitimate opinion, but I think that history showed us over and over that attacked populations tend to unite. I don’t know if you have any particular example in mind.