US President Donald Trump says Russia has made a “pretty big concession” to end the war in Ukraine by stopping short of taking the “whole country.”

https://archive.ph/SHgoJ

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        It’s even dumber than that. Because, using the same parallel, he didn’t do it only because she kicked him in the balls and pulled out a knife (meaning: Ukraine defended itself, it was not Moscow’s decision to stop).

  • Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world
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    Look at the stupid America has unleashed on the world.

    Put your dicks away, you’re stinking up the place.

    • ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee
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      I hate that so many in my country are oblivious to the repercussions of electing this monster.

      • ms.lane@lemmy.world
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        Maybe half of you shouldn’t of stayed home to ‘punish Kamala’?

        People who didn’t vote are just as guilty as those who voted for Trump.

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          There are three voting conditions. Red, blue, no vote (generally, discounting third parties). That means non vote is half as impactful as an opposite vote. So they are about half as guilty.

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    Its not a concession. They tried. they came very close to accomplishing their goal. But because of the outcomes of the battles of Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel Airport, and one of the most critical battles of the entire war, Moschun, Russia was defeated and lost their opportunity to quickly topple the government.

    In short. They didnt concede. They got their asses handed to them. And played it off as an act of mercy when they ran away with their tails between their legs.

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      And now Putin is trying to win through “peace” negotiations what he failed to achieve through war. But if Europe and Ukraine refuse Trump’s extortion, Putin is going to suffer defenstraphobia for the (hopefully short and miserable) remainder of his life.

  • itisileclerk@lemmy.world
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    The world is held hostage by three sociopaths, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu. Two of them are war criminals, and the third is waiting to happen at any moment.

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    I hate this timeline. I hate that my manager, a WOMAN, voted for this POS. Every post I make on Facebook about what he did today is an indirect laser beamed thought to her “this is YOUR fault!”

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      I was about to say, they tried. They have been trying for three years. They’ve committed a TON more forces than Ukraine, and still haven’t made significant progress. The invasion is a military failure on pretty much every level, and it’s only the most delusional that think Russia still has any chance of actually pulling off a successful annexation or occupation for any significant length of time.

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    Fuck the US. It’s on the same level as Russia and China for me at this point.

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    Its been so painfully obvious this man’s been Putin’s bitch since 2016, there’s a reason people were suspecting Russia interfered with that election, his supporters denied it, and now that he’s openly supporting all of his asslickers showing support as well and following their herd like the good obedient sheep they are.

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    It was very kindhearted of Putin to not meet his military objectives in the planned two weeks, instead extending the war for three years, in order to make it a more fair contest for Ukraine.

    There, am I doing stooge-speak right?

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    Trump the coward. The definition of ‘getting peace’ is to just make the smaller side capitulate to the bigger one. And then act surprised when said peace doesn’t hold long.

    No surprises that Russia is volunteering to mediate the Iran-US conflict either. Friends always watch each other’s backs.

    A mediator doesn’t take sides. It’s the most basic principle. If you’re gonna do that - taking the easiest and cowardly way - just step aside and let more competent people handle it before you make an even bigger mess. Some ‘help’ simply isn’t worth the hassle.

    And Russia did not take more land for a simple reason - not because of concessions or kindness, but because the small David held their ground against the Goliath invading them. It’s that simple, nepo crybaby.

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      The definition of ‘getting peace’ is to just make the smaller side capitulate to the bigger one.

      And grabbing a piece of the action while rewarding the aggressor.