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Allies fear the US is becoming less reliable, with growing concern over a possible Trump return (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Lmao what?

What nations are allowed to have their own interests, and act to secure those interests? Is that something only for the U.S. and (when the U.S. allows it) its allies? Or is it possible that some countries have legitimate interests that conflict with the U.S.?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What nations are allowed to have their own interests, and act to secure those interests?

Is Ukraine allowed that?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Legitimate national interests don't include attacking ethnic minorities, which is a major cause of the current war dating back to the early 2010s.

There's also a question of what "national interest" means when the U.S. coups your elected government, as it did to Ukraine in 2014.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

There’s also a question of what “national interest” means when the U.S. coups your elected government, as it did to Ukraine in 2014.

Does there exist proof that it was a US coup?

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/30/russia-ukraine-war-kiev-conflict

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't know, why don't you ask the Americans who replaced their government for them?