Wilshire@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoPyongyang Says It Will Send Support Troops to Ukraine Within a Monthwww.kyivpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square200fedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down110cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.worldukraine@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-24 months agoIt’s a proxy war because the two major powers are fighting in an area neither of them own. Iraq was a proxy war, even though US troops were there.
minus-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoBecause Russia was funding one side, ask George Bush senior.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoI’d say not since Russia is trying to directly annex those portions of Ukraine. How is that a proxy?
It’s a proxy war because the two major powers are fighting in an area neither of them own.
Iraq was a proxy war, even though US troops were there.
How was Iraq a proxy war?
Because Russia was funding one side, ask George Bush senior.
I’d say not since Russia is trying to directly annex those portions of Ukraine. How is that a proxy?