The Ukraine war thread
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@Renauda I would be pleasantly surprised to see the Russians handing over Zaporizha to the Americans without any restriction.
wrote 20 days ago last edited by Renauda@Wim said in The Ukraine war thread:
@Renauda I would be pleasantly surprised to see the Russians handing over Zaporizha to the Americans without any restriction.
Although an extreme long shot, I don’t think it is entirely out of the question. Time will tell, depends how badly Putin wants this to end.
I remain unconvinced of any sincere desire by Kremlin to concede any of its maximalist terms regarding Ukraine’s future.
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The Kremlin doesn’t seem to care what the US says… curious what the next step here is.
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wrote 20 days ago last edited by Renauda
Don’t expect much from the Russians, unlike Washington, they are in no rush to end the bloodshed:
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wrote 10 days ago last edited by Renauda
Wait until it dawns on the old Fat One that he’s been Putin’s Muggins since before they even met in Helsinki back in 2018.
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So… back to what Zelensky was saying in the White House. How do you trust anything Putin says?
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So… back to what Zelensky was saying in the White House. How do you trust anything Putin says?
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You have to go with the assumption of deceit, then try from there to figure out what is real.
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“There’s no place [in the U.S. plans] for our main demand today, which is resolving problems related to the root causes of this conflict,” he said.
Russian officials have repeatedly invoked the term “root causes,” which Putin said last June include Ukraine withdrawing from the partially Ukrainian regions and abandoning its NATO bid.
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Tease the ceasefire enough and people will come to want it more and be willing to surrender more to get it.
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I doubt very much the Kremlin will be willing to surrender any of its stated terms.
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wrote 8 days ago last edited by Mik 4 Feb 2025, 15:50
Exactly. We've added a carrot when we should have stuck with the stick. But the carrot is tempting the west, not Russia.
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wrote 8 days ago last edited by Renauda 4 Feb 2025, 23:16
The carrot is of the Trump Administration's own making and imagination. It holds little, if any, credibility outside of a few minds in Washington and Budapest. The Kremlin however immensely enjoys the black humour of the tragicomedy theatre it offers.
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While Russia is exempted from the current round of Trump tariffs, its stock market is crashing like every other bourse. The drop in oil prices must really hurt.
Despite all, don’t expect the Kremlin to become more accommodating or any less bellicose in pursuing its war against Ukraine.
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He does seem rather committed.
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wrote 5 days ago last edited by Jolly 24 days from now
The good news is that Germany looks like they may actually be getting serious about their defense forces.
Putin like to ponder on the glory days of the Soviet Union. Doubt it would come anywhere near that, but I wonder if he wishes to ponder on Operation Unthinkable?
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The good news is that Germany looks like they may actually be getting serious about their defense forces.
Putin like to ponder on the glory days of the Soviet Union. Doubt it would come anywhere near that, but I wonder if he wishes to ponder on Operation Unthinkable?
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Interesting take on Ukraine.
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