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Ukraine supports the illegal US-Israeli invasion of Iran (europe.pub)

submitted 4 weeks ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/europe@lemmy.ml

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[–] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

So they get to say screw the Iranian civilians, including elderly and children? Fuck that.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

They get to say "we have our own naked survival to care about".

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 10 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Then they shouldn't have said anything and focused on that.

[–] nelly_man@lemmy.world 0 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Ukraine desperately wants the United States to continue supporting them, and currently, the US is run by a group that has been mixed in their support. Trump in particular has been rather unsupportive of Ukraine. Trump is also a figure that is very easily swayed by flattery, so if Zelensky can show himself as among the few that is saying good things about the US's actions in Iran, that may help them secure more solid continuing support in their struggles against Russia.

So it's not just that they have little cause for sympathy with Iran, but also that they have good reason to speak out in favor of the US.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Once you lick the boot, you have to keep licking.

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's either lick or die

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 5 points 4 weeks ago

You don't get it. It's lick and die anyway.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org -2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It is today expected of heads of state to have a public opinion on big international events. Not to mention that at least suggesting support for the US is advantageous to his cause. Which, again, is what he's allowed to prioritise.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

He's between the devil and deep blue sea and showing his desperation. Extremely unwise.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 4 weeks ago

Okay.

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone -5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Did the Iranian civilians care about Ukrainian civilians?

[–] RiverRock@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago

So wait, do Iranians live under a repressive regime with no say in their country's actions, or are they actually responsible for their country's action to the extent that aggression against them can be justified?