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A lot of the commenters blame Russia, and ... have you looked at the map?

Netherlands is one of the countries that are furthest away from Russia!

And then, there are countries that take much more active stance against Russia - Germany for example. Should Russia send a message it will probably be to the countries that stir shit.

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There are over 200 acts of sabotage in Europe linked/suspected to Russia. There's plenty to go around for everyone, and somehow people are still hesitant to say we're in active hybrid war.

I'd be curious to know where I could verify these numbers.

Also, financing ukraine and supplying it with weapons does mean europe is at war with russia yet again!

Source is RUSI: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/comme...

> over 200 incidents of suspected Russian hybrid warfare in Europe between 2014 and 2024 [..] Most incidents (86%) have taken place since early 2022

I hope you're aware of how you're framing this as European choice of entering the war, instead of placing the fault on Russia. Straight from the Russian playbook of always blaming others.

Merkel admitted that Minsk agreements were meant to allow Ukraine time to build up the military - with the help from the west! So yes, that's how I frame it.

It would be helpful if you'd proactively tell you're a Putinist so we'd all save time from interacting with you.

Hm, so much for dialog. These attitudes are unlikely to lead to peace negotiations. Labeling isn't a good place to start.

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