You said “Just because you make that statement doesn’t make it true”, perhaps clarify which statement you’re referring to then, because based on the thread that’s the statement I made that you’re disputing.

I was pretty clear, but let's compile the comments together:

The war is a result of tensions that were largely escalated by NATO, and plenty of experts in the west have been warning about this for many years now.

So, your argument is that people arguing in the 1990s that expansion of NATO was a bad idea (because said expansion would encourage Russia into hostile actions) is justification for Russia to enact said hostile actions in 2014 and 2021?

No, the argument is that NATO is an aggressive alliance that has been invading and pillaging countries for decades that continues to expand and encircle Russia. This isn’t my argument, this is the argument from countless scholars, historians, and politicians.

That is not what you have presented, neither in your comments nor the sources you have linked.

This is a well known fact that’s beyond dispute.

Just because you make that statement doesn’t make it true.

The rest of your replies seem to be going round in circles. So I'll distill it down to this:

#What. specifically, is the justification for Russia to invade Ukraine?

/ban!

If you're going to throw around "liberals" as some sort of derogatory "us vs them" term then you should probably think twice before clicking all.

There are two sides to any coin. Check yourself before you shit on other people, to make sure you're not just proving yourself to be at least as bad as them.

So why did Russia invade Ukraine?