Summary

The UK has rejected Vladimir Putin’s apology over the Azerbaijan Airlines crash, which killed 38 people and injured 29, and called for a “full and independent” investigation.

The UK Foreign Office criticized Putin’s apology, stating it “fails to recognise that the reckless and irresponsible actions of the Russian State pose an acute and direct threat to the interests and national security of other states.”

The plane, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed in Kazakhstan amid Russian air defense activity.

Evidence suggests it may have been misidentified and struck by a Russian missile.

  • galanthus@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    In my previous comment I said that thinking Russia does evil things just because it is evil for no real reason is ridiculous and he just proved my point by doubling down on it and making it seem even more silly.

    In any case, I can’t help but wonder how a sane adult individual can actually believe that. This is not lord of the rings, and Russia is not Mordor.

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      4 days ago

      Even MI6 say they believe that it was a deliberate attack.

      Weston is like to think that Russia can be in some way understood on our level but it’s just not the case.

      You can try and discredit that by calling it “evil” and ll using infantilizing language but the fact remains they are just like that, they are chaotic simply to destabilize everyone else. They don’t really have an ulterior motive other than destabilization the chaos that they cause is the objective it isn’t in aid of anything.

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        4 days ago

        Only their goal isn’t simply to destabilise everyone for the sake of it, believe it or not.

        And you most certainly can understand it if you try. I don’t agree with a lot of things that were done, but I certainly can at least vaguely see the rationale. Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t there.

        Your approach is very condescending and dehumanising. You must understand, that there are both sides to every conflict, and the other side has some reasons that seem moral to them. Ignoring that is counterproductive.