firstly, starting with the assumption that ‘Europe is antagonizing Russia’ is begging the question. that hasn’t been shown.
secondly, Europe’s response to Russia’s imperialist aggression is independent of their response to other instances of imperialist aggression. one could say that Europe has a more vested interest because it’s in their neighborhood, for example.
Europe not applying that standard equally across the board doesn’t negate the possibility that they are reacting to imperialist aggression.
your conclusion does not follow from the premise.
Care to elaborate?
ok, there’s a couple of things wrong here.
firstly, starting with the assumption that ‘Europe is antagonizing Russia’ is begging the question. that hasn’t been shown.
secondly, Europe’s response to Russia’s imperialist aggression is independent of their response to other instances of imperialist aggression. one could say that Europe has a more vested interest because it’s in their neighborhood, for example.
Europe not applying that standard equally across the board doesn’t negate the possibility that they are reacting to imperialist aggression.