• magnetosphere@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    Why is Russia even trying to make such a blatantly false denial? What’s their motive for telling such a ridiculous lie?

    • PuddleOfKittens@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      Ukraine has had a “no mercenaries” policy IIRC, if NK troops are seen as mercenaries then maybe it’ll legitimize Ukraine shopping for manpower.

      • JokeDeity@lemm.ee
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        1 month ago

        That honestly makes no sense to me. Russia has, fully in the open, taken people from Cuba and other places this entire time. Why does Ukraine feel the need to be the bigger man on this? Russia will never play by the rules of civilized society, just like American conservatives.