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World War III has officially begun, Ukraine’s ex-top general says
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What only happens in fairy tales are "diplomatic solutions" in a war like this one. Russia will not negotiate if they are not allowed to keep what they stole. They can't be allowed to do that. So there will not be peace until either Ukraine gives up or Russians feel continuing this war is too costly for them.
That is the critical lie. This war was easily avoidable, and easily endable. Russia's red lines are/were 100% reasonable.
What do you believe those reasonable red lines to be?
The only reason we are officially fighting is to keep Ukraine nazified while dangling future NATO membership. Its actually far more preposterous in that no one seriously wants Ukraine in NATO, and so its just pure disrespect of Russia to diminish Russia.
If Russia doesn’t want to be disrespected, they should quit doing fucking stupid things
So what? None of it was happening on their soil, no threats were made. They had no cause even if your bullshit assertion were true.
Yes, it was very easy to avoid, by Russia not invading another country without provocation.
And if you're going to spout some bullshit about them not wanting Ukraine to join NATO or the EU, well... That's none of their damned business. It's not their country, and they're not a member of either, so they have no say in the matter.
When a country loses life taking territory it is very unlikely they will ever give it up. I would love to see Russian return those territories to Ukraine and even pay them for all the damage. Thats not going to happen and we can keep fighting to pet our egos but at the expense of innocent people? I dont mean military but civilians who now dont have clean water, power, medical help etc. They are an indirect loss to both sides that everyone ignores. They deserve peace that is all Im saying. I don't like Russia I dont support what they did!
"We" are fighting nobody. The Ukrainians are. And as long as they want to keep fighting the invaders, it's only right to assist a country that's only defending itself.
The majority of Ukrainians are forced to remain in their country and fight, often separated from their families, highlighting the harsh realities of war. Your perspective appears influenced by an idealized, cinematic portrayal of conflict, whereas the adage "War is hell" reflects its true nature. In any scenario, peace is always preferable to war, as no dimension exists where war surpasses peace in its value or consequences.
How much money do you make per post?
I am deeply passionate about this situation because it is one that could potentially impact me in the future. Our civilized way of life is a remarkable privilege that we often take for granted. However, both natural disasters and wars have the potential to disrupt or permanently erase it.
That wasn't an answer, that was sidestepping it.
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"Peace" with the third Reich was not preferable to opposing them in the Second World War. There are some people left who had to suffer under the Nazis, they could tell you about that.
But generally you have the right idea, we just disagree in the definition of peace. A state in which Ukraine capitulates and becomes a Russian vassal state, where political dissent is not tolerated the Ukrainian culture and language are russified and opposition is violently cast down can not be classified as peace in my opinion. It'd be the continuation of the war against the Ukrainians with different means, or more likely with very similar means but less international attention.