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Originally Posted by Pointman
It's not so much about Ukraine per se, let alone Donetsk. Russia feels it needs to pose some kind of tough response to alleged expansion of NATO right to Russia's borders.
The bigger question yet, is why West and Russia are antagonists to begin with. Don't we gain much more from trade and cooperation
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Basically the same reason that North Korea exists; buffer zone from the US being right at Chinas borders.