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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCheck this out. . .talk about Russian hubris!
https://news.yahoo.com/russias-attack-pushes-farther-ukraine-120912257.htmlHere is the excerpt:
Kremlin open to talks if Ukraine stops fighting
The Kremlin said Friday it is ready to hold talks with Ukrainian officials, but only after Ukrainian forces stand down. The conditional offer came as Russian forces bore down on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Belarus to meet with Ukrainian officials. This came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is willing to discuss a non-aligned status for the country, which would essentially mean dropping the country's bid to join NATO.
However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine must put down its arms before any talks happen, according to Russia's state controlled TASS News Agency.
The Kremlin said Friday it is ready to hold talks with Ukrainian officials, but only after Ukrainian forces stand down. The conditional offer came as Russian forces bore down on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Belarus to meet with Ukrainian officials. This came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is willing to discuss a non-aligned status for the country, which would essentially mean dropping the country's bid to join NATO.
However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine must put down its arms before any talks happen, according to Russia's state controlled TASS News Agency.
Stop defending yourself and we'll talk. Putin has backed himself in a corner. He had to invade. If he didn't, he'd look weak and a blowhard in the eyes of the international community.
His reign all comes down to this. If he wins, he gets Ukraine and becomes an international pariah with all countries except despotic ones. If he loses, he loses everything he's built, buries Russian prestige for decades, becomes an international pariah, and will only be able to do business with despotic regimes.
Completely miscalculated the response.
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Check this out. . .talk about Russian hubris! (Original Post)
AZLD4Candidate
Feb 2022
OP
I am fairly confident Putin would not be doing this if the invasion was going as planned. NT
texasfiddler
Feb 2022
#1
"Sir!! Be reasonable! I know I broke into your house with this gun. But please put
Carlitos Brigante
Feb 2022
#7
texasfiddler
(1,990 posts)1. I am fairly confident Putin would not be doing this if the invasion was going as planned. NT
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)3. +1
dalton99a
(81,526 posts)2. Yep - "Come kneel before me"
Chainfire
(17,553 posts)4. Putin will see it as being magnanimous in victory.
He has forgotten that the victory part has to come first. The war may last for decades, even after Putin has installed a puppet.
madamesilverspurs
(15,805 posts)5. Yeah, right.
Conjures up images of the abuser caught in the act, casting himself as the victim and claiming self-defense because she bloodied his fist with her cheek . . .
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Dirty Socialist
(3,252 posts)6. My Response
Nuts
Carlitos Brigante
(26,501 posts)8. Should be the Ukrainian response. As in "Deez nutz!!!!" nt
Carlitos Brigante
(26,501 posts)7. "Sir!! Be reasonable! I know I broke into your house with this gun. But please put
the knife away. Why are you being like this?".
May Mr. Putin fall down on his stupid ass platypus lips for what he's done.
Silent3
(15,235 posts)9. На хуй, Путін. n/t