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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
TLDR: For real and imagined reasons, the West is less popular than it thinks it is and this is war is framed, by Russia, as them standing up to the West.
Russia has presented plenty of arguments for ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
The source you refer to only considers the national positions of the countries, not citizens opinions. Most of the citizens of the global south have their own problems to deal with, and do not have ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
Frame challenge. Quoting from the referenced article,
There has been a large shift in stance among countries that lean towards Russia, whose number has increased from 29 to 35
Leaning towards Russia ...
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According to each of Russia and Ukraine, are Russia and Ukraine officially at war with each other?
Yes.
In practice and under customary law, a declaration of war is not necessary for a state of war to exist. It suffices for one of the parties to make its intentions clear by actually commencing ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
When you cast the conflict as "Russia Vs Ukraine", you've already made an assumption that many around the world are not making.
An alternative analysis is that this conflict is "Russia ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
I've not seen any sources on this, but here's an explanation based on the viewpoints of several people I know.
The shift you've noticed stems from the fact that people dislike being preached to. These ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
The question asks especially about citizens of the global south, but I think for completeness it's worth including the reasons why a minority of citizens of Western countries either weakly support ...
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What are possible sanctions the U.S. could put against North Korea if they were to provide arms to Russia?
The US could always enact more secondary sanctions against people who trade with the DPRK. Since Russia and China are high on the list of North Korea's trading partners, there are practical limits to ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
There are several reasons why ordinary people, regardless of what their governments are doing, are more sympathetic towards the Russian side (even if their government is not).
Please note, that the ...
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How popular is Vivek Ramaswamy's idea to compromise with Russia on Ukraine in exchange of Russia's dropping alliance with China?
How popular is Vivek Ramaswamy's idea with the American voters to compromise with Russia on Ukraine, in exchange for Russia dropping its alliance with China?
Short Answer
Foreign policy is typically ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
Press Freedom and the Party Line
There are a number of large population countries that have:
Low Press Freedom
Incentive to support Russia
And/Or Antagonism towards "the West"
China - ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
The effects of propaganda are very strong, and too many people do not have time, skills and will to do in depth analysis for themselves: remember historical events, use the logic, compare different ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" is a quite common logic when people reason about conflicts in which they are not directly involved. Many countries in the world engage in anti-US ...
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What has Russia committed to NOT doing with North Korea, trade-wise?
The UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea releases an annual report every year. Their 2021 annual report includes a section titled 'IV. Exemptions', which details what is exempted ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
Seems like I have to be the one to say it: The most obvious and straight-forward answer is that yes, as incredible as it may sound to some, every story has two sides to it, dehumanizing and demonizing ...
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Why do some people support Russia's war in Ukraine?
The war in the Ukraine can easily be seen as another Proxy war, like Vietnam, Korea or Afghanistan.
I chat regularly with a friend in Ukraine, who is as gung-ho as anybody in favor of her country ...
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What is the answer of Coal and Steel / EU based security framework regarding Russia
Let's just say that hindsight is 20/20. The EU got the prize in 2012, before Russia annexed Crimea.
Preventing wars through commerce and economic relations more generally isn't a 100% guarantee, just ...
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What were the stated goals/job of the Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh?
The problem with "stated goals" of the Russian peacekeeping force in Nagorno-Karabakh is that there were a lot of statements from concerned parties regarding them, but not a lot of actual ...
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What are the practical differences between a "special military operation" and a war?
One theory is that it may affect some contractual obligations. Many contracts have clauses which remove one of the contract party's obligations 'in an event of a war.'
Since Russia heavily relies on ...
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What makes the way Russia handles its foreign reserve complex?
Who knows what that was talking about (in Feb). According to a newer piece from July in the same venue...
Euroclear depository earned €1.74bn in interest income from frozen Russian assets in 1H23, ...
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Why does Russia not declare war on Ukraine in order to incorporate their conscripts into the war?
Why does Russia not declare war on Ukraine in order to incorporate their conscripts into the war?
Why do they not just declare war and send their conscripts to the war zone?
The premise of your ...
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Exit strategies for the Ukraine war
On September 22, 2023, more than a year into the war, the New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman proposes a "dirty deal":
"Russia gets to keep some or all of its ill gotten gains&...
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