B: Because Ukraine was threatening to invade and conquer Crimea.
C: Because Ukraine was developing/threatening to develop weapons of mass destruction.
D: Because Russia is convinced that the west is out to get it, and the Russian people desire victory over the west, serving as a show of force and thus potential deterrent to future hostile actions.
E: Because Ukraine cut off Crimea’s water supply, and other such nettling actions.
Here we need the two dimensional voting, because these statements are all technically true. For example, considering point C, almost every country is producing or researching something that could be used as a weapon of mass destruction.
Zelensky clearly stated at the Munich Security Conference that if the west didn’t give him guarantees that he wasn’t going to get he would withdraw from the Budapest Memorandum. This is a declared intent to develop nuclear weapons, and is neither in doubt nor vague in meaning.
Russia also accuses Ukraine of developing bioweapons. All of the evidence for this comes through Russia, so I wouldn’t expect someone who didn’t already believe Russia’s narrative to believe said accusations, but in any case, bioweapons development is held by Russia to be among the primary justifications of the invasion.
A: Because Ukraine was shelling Donbas.
B: Because Ukraine was threatening to invade and conquer Crimea.
C: Because Ukraine was developing/threatening to develop weapons of mass destruction.
D: Because Russia is convinced that the west is out to get it, and the Russian people desire victory over the west, serving as a show of force and thus potential deterrent to future hostile actions.
E: Because Ukraine cut off Crimea’s water supply, and other such nettling actions.
Here we need the two dimensional voting, because these statements are all technically true. For example, considering point C, almost every country is producing or researching something that could be used as a weapon of mass destruction.
Zelensky clearly stated at the Munich Security Conference that if the west didn’t give him guarantees that he wasn’t going to get he would withdraw from the Budapest Memorandum. This is a declared intent to develop nuclear weapons, and is neither in doubt nor vague in meaning.
Russia also accuses Ukraine of developing bioweapons. All of the evidence for this comes through Russia, so I wouldn’t expect someone who didn’t already believe Russia’s narrative to believe said accusations, but in any case, bioweapons development is held by Russia to be among the primary justifications of the invasion.