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What exactly are the stated (political AND military) objectives of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine?
Edit:: The answers thus far show the political objectives, which are of course part of what I was asking, but what exactly are the military objectives of the invasion: like bomb certain buildings or ...
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Why are the territories gained by Israel in 1967 not internationally recognized?
It seems that, prior to WWII, lands conquered in war were considered legitimately part of the winning state. After WWII, the international doctrine changed that territories acquired in an aggressive ...
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Why does the US not just accept North Korea's nuclear ambitions and attempt to mend relationships?
Many experts propose that it is not practically possible (without engaging in war and endangering the lives of many civilians, in both US and ally territory) to prevent North Korea from building ...
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Why don't Russia and Ukraine enter an official state of war?
Since 2014, it's clear that Russian troops have invaded Ukrainian territory. Crimea was fully annexed and the Donbass is in a state of perpetual conflict. However, officially speaking, Russia and ...
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What proportion of recognised countries have their foundation through violence?
On what grounds are countries considered sovereign? had part of its question as
By what means is a country considered legitimate or sovereign, even if [its] foundation were through violence or ...
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Did any country in the G20 not condemn the Iranian drone & missile attack on Israel?
CNN:
In a joint statement released after the virtual meeting, the G7 members condemned “in the strongest terms” Iran’s “direct and unprecedented attack” against Israel and expressed their “full ...
