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[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Shouldn't the one at the top be East Ukraine on the same basis?

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Taiwan (or The Republic of China) is a special case in that it doesn't want independence from the PRC*, but rather they claim that all of China is part of the ROC and is illegally occupied by the PRC. The PRC, likewise, views Taiwan as a rebellious little part of their own country.

*I learned just now that there's a political movement that eschews this view and instead just wants sovereignty for the land currently owned by Taiwan.

Anyway, as far as I know, Ukraine doesn't make any similar claims to Russia (except for certain contested areas).

[–] Sophia7Inches@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

As a pro-Ukranian Russian: fuck you. If Ukraine will try to conquer a single square inch of Russian land I'll volunteer to be in factory making tanks, despite being a trans girl

Do you think Crimea is Russian land?