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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region, where they have held on for more than seven months in one of the most important battles of the war.

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[–] [email protected] 147 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

So... Let me check I get this right on the timeline.

America Europe Ukraine meet, agree to a 30 day ceasefire. Agree this tests if Russia is serious about ending the war. Putin gobbs off, surrender or die.

Categorical that Russia is not serious about ending the war.

Next steps boys

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The next step is to get Putin to a table and poison or radiate him and end it that way.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Trump gets angry how his perfect plan fails, calls for sanctions and increased weapon delivered to Ukraine of of spite.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago

Or he sulks in the corner focuses on his trade war and bans media outlets that point out how terrible is at negotiation.

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[–] [email protected] 104 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

Europe, I hope y'all are doing the whole "speak quietly and carry a big stick."

Because if Putin steam rolls Ukraine, he's not stopping there, and now he has the US government under his control too.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If Europe really wanted to stop Russia, they would've sent armies into Ukraine.

"We don't want to escalate because it might start WW3!"

But Putin is going to attack you guys anyways when he's done with Ukraine.

"Yes, but this is the rhetoric dumbasses have been told to peddle so that's what we're doing!"

I still remember when people said Ukraine shouldn't mine its border because it would be seen as "escalation." Funny how the wrong-crowd always scatters like roaches after the damage is done.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

They have scheduled a committee meeting to decide where to plant the tree from which they might someday get big sticks.

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[–] [email protected] 104 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Man, what a peace-loving guy! Damn Ukraine for not stopping the war! >:/

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Ukraine shouldn't have started it by wanting to be independent of Russia.

Edit: do I really need to add /s?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago

Ukraine asked for it. By the way she dressed. If Ukraine didn't want to be invaded, she should have just kept an aspirin between her knees

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Accept that there are those lurking here whos only purpose is to downvote good and accurate content. So for the real lemmy users, no you don't have to add it. For the ones who are only here to stir up trouble. Why bother.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 3 weeks ago

Bro, you don't even have the strongest army inside of Russia.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

For anyone not reading the article he is specifically talking about any troops Ukraine has left in the Kursk region as there has been a general pullback into Ukraine from Kursk in the last few days. This is not about the wider peace negotiations.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

For anyone not reading the article

ie. everybody in the thread

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Strange because the actual title of the article mentions that fact. it appears the link seeks to make it as clickbaity as possible.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah. I didn't like that. I don't like Putin but misinfo isn't going to help.

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[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And I say Putin must die or rot in prison.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Throw him out the window of a crashing plane in poisoned underwear.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 weeks ago

Fucking war criminal.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Can someone please take Putin out on a balcony

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

or a window in top floor of a skyscraper. Dude needs some fresh air.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hm this is going to be a real speedbump on the way to Trump's Nobel

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

Trump was supposed to end this war in a day. Has it been a day yet?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

TBF he never specified which day.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago (14 children)

So more weapons and aid to Ukraine it is then.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago

Funny how Putin offers "mercy" while bombing hospitals. His dictionary must define peace as "total submission."

🐱🐱

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

There will be peace when there's nobody left to fight.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

He cherishes peace with all of his heart. He doesn't care how many men, women and children he kills to get it

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the peace talks...

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Its wild to think that when this started I was not married and my now wife then girlfriend was still in college. Time flies. Aside from that, what the fuck putin?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Probably important to note that in American English, college refers to tertiary education ('university' elsewhere)

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago

Eat shit, Putin .

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

After reading this article, I have to say that the headline/image are pretty misleading. He was talking about Kursk, the region of Russia that Ukraine invaded: he said it’s back under Russian control and the Ukraine forces there are surrounded. Then he said they have two options: surrender or die.

I’m not defending Putin here. Just that he’s evil enough without actually taking things out of context to twist what actually happened into some clickbait headline.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

That’s not a mutually exclusive or

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Putin really meant, "Surrender AND die".

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

Hey Putin, wanna hear a funny story?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Headline will probably work as well if you just switch positions of "Putin" and "Ukrainians".

Edit: The words in the headline, you dinguses. Switch the positions of the words and the headline will probably be true just the same way 🤦😄

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You are not good at your job.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dude, how do you suppose Ukraine would kill everyone in an area 7000 km wide?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

In the words of The Dread Pirate Roberts: "Death First!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Putin must surrender or die

I'd love to fly that drone that does the job

😁

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