# Russia may be about to invade Ukraine. {Russia has invaded as of Feb 24-2022}

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [April 9, 2021, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-may-be-about-to-invade-ukraine-russia-has-invaded-as-of-feb-24-2022/939699 "2021-04-09T20:11:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-may-be-about-to-invade-ukraine-russia-has-invaded-as-of-feb-24-2022/939699/376 "2022-02-07T15:25:32Z")

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Moderating:

> [@XT](#):
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> And while it’s true that Russian colonists have **infested** the eastern part of Ukraine (after, you know, getting rid of ethnic Ukrainians), the western half is made up of a majority ethnically Ukrainian peoples who aren’t all that fond of Russians, nor look back on their experience under the Russian boot with particular glad feelings and good thoughts.

Bolding mine. Please refrain from using language that is racist and dehumanizing. ‘Infested’ is a term well associated with this doing that.

Not a warning.

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