Silver Cat
Gold Member
It depends on the point of view. From their point of view it was Ukraine who attacked Russia's allies - DPR and LPR, recognized by Russia as independent states.How can it be "self defense" when they're attacking a foreign country?
Sure he did. The recognition of DPR and LPR was the last formal chance to prevent the war. And, from their point of view, NATO is an aggressive and unjustful military organisation, and it's expansion is just another Drung nach Osten, like Hitler's, Napoleon's and other northern Crusades.Also, Putin didn't bring up "self defense", he brought up lots of things, God, NATO and the like... but not self defense.