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It does read and look like many of the Russian propaganda sites. It was my instinct too.

Whilst the "new documents" aren't actually attributed on page 1, they're linked to on page 2.

Definitely set my russian-propaganda alarm off, but in this case it appears to be legit.


Exactly, is it problem with smaller countries feeling continually threatened by Russia or with Russia itself who just recently annexed big chunks of Ukraine?


Are they safer now that Russia considers itself unbound of any agreements?

Not being threatened: you're doing it wrong.


Is it?

I haven't seen any allegations of this (and I follow it reasonably closely). Wikipedia doesn't have any obvious links[1].

I've seen this story elsewhere years ago (back around when the linked WP story was posted).

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_National_Interest

[2] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02...



How typical. Downvote anything it happens to challenge your beliefs or interests without providing _any_ proof of why they (your beliefs/interests) happen to fall into the right side of things.

One more time @HN admins: Please remove downvote capability. All it does is poisoning the conversations and putting HN community into a downward spiral of adolescent behaviors.


It's not about it conflicting with beliefs, it's about the article not being from a worthwhile source.

It's downvoted for the same reason puff pieces on some random startup are. It's basically advertising.

(I do not know whether this site in particular actually is a propaganda outfit, but that's how the logic goes if it were)


That comment broke the HN guidelines by adding flamebait and calling names rather than saying anything substantive. Your comment also breaks the guidelines, as you'll see if you read them all. They aren't long, so would you please do that and start following them?

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I realize people have quite wide-ranging views about downvoting. But we're not going to remove it, for the same reason people need white blood cells.


https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemajumdar

Yeah the author sure does look sketchy huh /s




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