Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to "immediately" order a ceasefire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and renounced plans to join NATO. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected what he called an ultimatum by Putin to surrender more territory.
I think it’s best not to focus too much on Putin. He is the head of a faction and only rules by the consent of the ruling class of Russia. He is adept at managing that position but when he dies there’s little reason to think that would mean a substantial change in policy.
Re: Russia going home, I agree that the best course is for the war to end, which of course necessitates the withdrawal of Russian troops.
You found about this war 8 years after the Ukrainians began bombing children. You will never come to grips with reality. I don’t pity people like you any longer. 👍
If Ukraine wanted a deal that was in their favor, they would have implemented the Minsk agreements that they signed, and most of the war would have been averted and they would have been able to keep Donbas. But for Azov it was always about ethnic cleansing Eastern Ukraine, so even that was a nonstarter.
So is this what someone told you and you believed it, or are you just straight making shit up?
Merkel (and others, but most famously Merkel) openly boasted about how the Minsk Agreements were designed to buy more time to arm Ukraine for the conflict they were intentionally and actively trying to provoke, and weren’t ever serious attempts at peace. What Russia did wrong in that case was to be apparently stupid enough to believe Ukraine and the western backers would honor the Minsk Agreements. Russia rolling into Ukraine was a result of the breaking of Minsk.
Sounds like we’re in agreement that Russia broke the ceasefire by invading.
Not really, no. A ceasefire becomes void when on of those who agreed to it starts, you know, firing.
It doesn’t matter whether Germany was forbidden from “assisting” Ukraine, the point is that it is openly known that the West had no intention of honoring the agreements and used them only as a ploy. If you want to cynically claim ‘that’s just shrewd military tactics, it’s Russia’s own fault for believing NATO/Ukraine’s coup regime promises, ceasefires don’t mean shit, lol!’ then fine, but you can’t then hold the position that Russia are the ones who can’t be trusted with agreements or that they are the ones who broke the agreements.
There was nothing in the Minsk agreement that said Ukraine couldn’t defend itself from future invasions.
There was plenty in there about not continuing to shell Donetsk, which of course they did, frequently killing civilians.
Russia invaded for territory. It’s not unprecedented, it’s one of the most common reasons for a country to invade a neighbor, and they’ve done it before.
Pinky promise I’ll stop fighting you if you just let me have all your stuff and stop asking other people for help.
The war will have to end with a peace deal or the destruction of one of the parties. Russia is doing fine while UA is falling apart.
What do you think is the best option for the people that live in Ukraine?
The best option is russia going home. The worst option is being made a part of the country ruled by the murderous psychopath.
I think it’s best not to focus too much on Putin. He is the head of a faction and only rules by the consent of the ruling class of Russia. He is adept at managing that position but when he dies there’s little reason to think that would mean a substantial change in policy.
Re: Russia going home, I agree that the best course is for the war to end, which of course necessitates the withdrawal of Russian troops.
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You found about this war 8 years after the Ukrainians began bombing children. You will never come to grips with reality. I don’t pity people like you any longer. 👍
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If Ukraine wanted a deal that was in their favor, they would have implemented the Minsk agreements that they signed, and most of the war would have been averted and they would have been able to keep Donbas. But for Azov it was always about ethnic cleansing Eastern Ukraine, so even that was a nonstarter.
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Ukraine dissolved the Minsk agreement by breaking it, moron
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So is this what someone told you and you believed it, or are you just straight making shit up?
Merkel (and others, but most famously Merkel) openly boasted about how the Minsk Agreements were designed to buy more time to arm Ukraine for the conflict they were intentionally and actively trying to provoke, and weren’t ever serious attempts at peace. What Russia did wrong in that case was to be apparently stupid enough to believe Ukraine and the western backers would honor the Minsk Agreements. Russia rolling into Ukraine was a result of the breaking of Minsk.
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Not really, no. A ceasefire becomes void when on of those who agreed to it starts, you know, firing.
It doesn’t matter whether Germany was forbidden from “assisting” Ukraine, the point is that it is openly known that the West had no intention of honoring the agreements and used them only as a ploy. If you want to cynically claim ‘that’s just shrewd military tactics, it’s Russia’s own fault for believing NATO/Ukraine’s coup regime promises, ceasefires don’t mean shit, lol!’ then fine, but you can’t then hold the position that Russia are the ones who can’t be trusted with agreements or that they are the ones who broke the agreements.
There was plenty in there about not continuing to shell Donetsk, which of course they did, frequently killing civilians.
You don’t know what started the conflict, do you? You think Russia invaded just for gits and shiggles.
Russia invaded for territory. It’s not unprecedented, it’s one of the most common reasons for a country to invade a neighbor, and they’ve done it before.
lmao okay bud maybe try reading something at some point
Sorry but most people don’t read Pravda
You would benefit from reading an alphabet book.
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