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I also declare I won't attack Moscow.
Petropavlovsk on the hand...
We won't bomb a parade full of civilians celebrating the defeat of fascism and you should thank us for it
Nah, I think this is just showing middle finger to Putin. Reflecting a desire to show who really decides if there is to be a parade in Moscow.
I mean a strike would probably be very unlikely anyway. The reason it's been said out loud is far more interesting.
Consensus among international human rights organizations seems to be that Ukrainian strikes on Russia have been limited in scope and while they have certainly caused civilian harm, Ukraine isn't known to directly target Russian citizens. Russia on the other hand is systematically and directly targetting Ukrainian citizens and strikes on Ukraine have caused significantly higher civilian casualties.
Also worth noting is that it is a military parade, albeit with civilians following it. Masking it as "a parade full of civilians celebrating the defeat of fascism" is dishonest. In reality it's a pompous display of killing tools. I guess it needed to be said that this particular military parade will not be attacked.
It's a military parade because fascism wasn't won in the "marketplace of ideas" as liberals proclaim, but with tanks and guns. Why is it dishonest to say that the event is full of civilians celebrating this historical event? It's one of the most relevant historical events to be celebrating because we will very soon need another one against today's fascists that have taken over everything and everywhere.
It's dishonest because that was not what was said. The wording was "parade full of civilians". This is a military parade with most likely zero civilian participants, albeit there are civilians watching it.
For reference, parade full of civilians:
Not a parade full of civilians:
Notice the difference?
Consensus among ~~international human rights organizations~~ CIA and state department cutouts seems to be that Ukrainian strikes on Russia have been limited in scope and while they have certainly caused civilian harm, Ukraine isn't known to directly target Russian citizens.
Made it accurate. Kiev has long been targeting civilians, as evidenced by the drone strikes that targeted apartment buildings in Moscow as well as the many abuses in the Kherson counter offensive.
You did not "make it accurate", you simply twisted my words based on your own imagination. Unless you're willing to behave like an actual adult, I have nothing more to say to you.
who really decides if there is to be a parade in Moscow.
The myth of "consensual" parades
Trump: "Sure, I'll ask him for ya"
Russia reestablished deterrence
"As for anyone outside of that box... Good luck"
This is kinda smart. Likely nothing was going to happen during the parade anyways. Russia would direct enough air defenses around Moscow to take down any drones Ukraine might send. This would mean that other targets would be slightly less defended than usual. Making this statement so late means the air defenses are already in Moscow and the clear skies is perceived as a gesture of goodwill by Ukraine.