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submitted 1 year ago by gressen@lemmy.world to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml
  • Ukraine says it has liberated four villages in the south-east, calling these the first settlements won back from Russia since Kyiv's counter-offensive began
  • On Monday morning, officials reported that "the national flag is once again waving" over Storozhove, in the Donetsk region
  • A day earlier, footage showed Ukrainian troops celebrating in Blahodatne and Neskuchne - and a minister said nearby Makarivka was also taken
  • The settlements are relatively small - and Moscow is yet to confirm any retreat
  • The Institute for the Study of War backs up Kyiv's claims, saying Ukraine captured "multiple settlements" along the frontline over the weekend
  • On Saturday, President Zelensky acknowledged that the long-awaited counter-offensive was under way
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[-] Rogue_General@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hopefully the exodus from Reddit will help drown out the authoritarian-worship here.

Yes, my Russian-sympathizing friends. You can certainly classify the actions of Russia and China as imperialist & bad too, and it will not detract from the imperialist & bad stuff the US or "the West" has done. Most humans can walk and chew gum at the same time, you can too!

Edit: My first downvote here! Looks like there are indeed some people who can't walk and chew gum at the same time :P

[-] Blursty@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

Muh both sides!

What do you understand the word "Imperialist" to mean?

[-] pingveno@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Wikipedia's first paragraph is:

Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing not only hard power (economic and military power), but also soft power (cultural and diplomatic power). Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more or less formal empire.

Russia (and the Soviet Union) has had multiple rounds of imperialism throughout its history. Slicing bits off Ukraine and its continued occupation of parts of Georgia in the modern era certain counts as expansionism. It also exercises cultural power by using state controlled Russian-language media to influence both domestic and foreign populations.

[-] Rogue_General@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks for that, I was too lazy to respond to him. Glad someone else brought the receipts

[-] MercuryUprising@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately receipts aren't any good to someone who hasn't achieved reading comprehension

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml -4 points 1 year ago

Somebody who's achieved reading comprehension would know that there are many theories of imperialism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theories_of_imperialism

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