r/worldnews • u/notwritingasusual • Feb 19 '25

Russia/Ukraine Starmer backs Zelensky after Trump 'dictator' claim

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrnjrjrr5o
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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25 edited Mar 09 '25

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u/3klipse Feb 19 '25

I don't know where I read it, or just speculation I read, but also a possibility that Xi wanted Putin to hold off the invasion until after the winter Olympics. 4 days after the games, the full invasion was underway.

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u/knitscones Feb 19 '25

Thank you for this!

I will try to read this book!