As an employee of a neutral newspaper Washington Post, I would just like to loudly say that WE ARE PROFITING FROM THIS WAR, THAT IS WHY THIS WAR IS GOOD.
As an employee of a neutral newspaper Washington Post, I would just like to loudly say that WE ARE PROFITING FROM THIS WAR, THAT IS WHY THIS WAR IS GOOD.
You think the slavi ukrani people will read this and maybe figure out they’re being duped or do you think they would just scold WaPo for being too cynical about the brave troops?
Nah, the vast majority of them already believe what WaPo believes, they just don’t want to appear rude by saying it out loud. If they cared about Ukrainians, they would be mad at NATO for killing the Ukraine-Russia deal that was made very early into the war and where Ukraine would not lose any territory, but would only have to promise not to ever join NATO.
I forgot, when did Putin join NATO?
“Vladimir Putin’s chief envoy on Ukraine told the Russian leader as the war began that he had struck a provisional deal with Kyiv that would satisfy Russia’s demand that Ukraine stay out of NATO, but Putin rejected it and pressed ahead with his military campaign, according to three people close to the Russian leadership.
Lovely_sombrero is talking about the April deal spiked by Boris Johnson’s visit, this article is alleging a deal in late Feb/early March
Oh, when Russia would have had to withdraw to its position on February 23 and therefore Ukraine would sacrifice Donbas and Crimea and hand wave away a bunch of war crimes in exchange for not joining NATO.
Seems like a real balanced solution.
The battle lines have not really moved very much, after 500,000 Ukrainian casualties. Was it worth it?
Sure it’s been worth it, the US has weakened Russia at a relatively low cost (other than for the Ukrainians).
Have they really though? Can you really “weaken” a nuclear power?
Embarrass, yes. Cause a loss of prestige? Of course, but they’re still a nuclear power and that’s never going to change.
Even after the collapse of the Soviet Union, in the 90s they still had a seat at the table in the UN security council and had a say in their sphere of influence. They still had a sphere of influence.
🤓 Um actually none of Russias nukes work anymore because they are too Russian to maintain them
That number is the estimated combined Russian and Ukrainian wounded and casualties. Try to actually be informed instead of parroting tankie talking points comrade.
Set aside whose casualties are whose and look at the loss of life and disfigurements. Was it worth it? Neither side has made any significant military gains since the spring that justifies these casualty numbers
That argument works just as well for justification of American colonialism and the destruction of Indigenous Americans. Congratulations, that is one amazing take. I’m not even mad, That level of take is amazing. I’m impressed
Sorry tankies, people dying in war is actually good
Ukraine sacrificing Crimea? What a cruel thing to make them do, give up land that they’ve had no control over for almost a decade.
Cool, so about ten years after illegal occupation and seizure you’re cool with the rationale of “no takesie backsies” and you still believe Putin will actually stop there.
Have I got a bridge to sell you.
lol illegal occupation and seizure of land whose residents were begging for Russia to help them?
inb4 but muh Ukrainian sovereignty!!!
You actually believe that protest was spontaneous by residents.
I’m sorry, I was lying before; the bridge isn’t really for sale. I morally can’t feel good about taking advantage of someone that gullible*.
“Illegal occupation” dude shut the fuck up, the maiden coup goverment was illegal and there’s a reason western media doesn’t bring up the Crimean referendum
Crimeans spoke loud and clear, they are not Ukrainian, they don’t want to be Ukrainian and they sure as shit don’t want their region torn apart by a bunch of nazi banderites
The fact you think Crimea is even up for discussion shows just how ignorant and remote you are from this conflict, read anything besides CNN articles you fascist waterholder
What are your thoughts on South Korea, Taiwan, and (former) South Vietnam? Edit: also Israel
Are you surprised that years of genocide in the Donbas came with a cost?
I think you greatly overvestimate Ukraine libs of you think they’d care about this
Ukrainians I’ve talked to actually don’t give too much of a shit about this. Their point of view is very simple: fight the invaders. Anybody who’ll provide the means of doing so is useful, but they don’t give that much of a fuck about the US pov.