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I think it's important to distinguish Putin and Russia here. I don't think Russia sees Ukraine as their business.

I am refering to the state power Russia. Do you think the state in general does not support this? What was senate thinking would happen when they voted for proclaiming the separatists independence and authorised military force?

Maybe they thought there would be a repetition of the rather clean Krim expedition.

Maybe the shadow elite are against the war.

I don't know.

>What was senate thinking

This is not comparable to how one gets elected to an upper house in most countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_council_of_russia#E...

These are rubber-stamping yes-men of a single party state, obedience is the only thing required, thinking is not involved.

Let's hope they get to explain that in the the Hague at some point.

Last time before den Haag that a group like them had the chance to explain this to a bench of judges was at Nuremberg.

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