Posted on 02/25/2022 10:55:07 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
As Russian troops entered the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Friday, Russian officials indicated that Moscow was willing to send a delegation to Belarus for talks with their Ukrainian counterparts.
But early indicators suggest that Moscow still seeks the full surrender of the Ukrainian government.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet for talks and indicated that he would be willing to discuss Ukraine’s “neutral status,” which would mark a dramatic shift for a country that currently seeks membership in both NATO and the European Union.
Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, said he considered “demilitarization and denazification” of Ukraine to be an “inseparable” component of the country’s neutrality.
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More likely Putin wants to talk with Zelensky over a little polonium tea.
The Ukraine will tell him to go pound potatoes.
Putin would make a great Democrat. Just smear your opponents as Nazis when you can’t make your case.
Putin is beginning to realize that he has made a colossal, mistake, the invasion is not going well, the casualties are high, moral in the Russian army and among civilians is low, people are angry and Putin’s cronies, who three days ago were slobbering over him, are not looking him in the eye or are giving him dirty looks. IMHO Putin will be deposed in less than a year.
Just about every statement Putin has put out about this thing over the last weeks has been a deception to gain a momentary advantage.
We will not attack Ukraine, we are merely conducting exercises, our troops are now leaving to go home to their regular bases, we are just putting peacekeepers within LPR/DPR to prevent violence and on and on.
Putin has flooded Russia with propaganda about what is going on and what his aims are.
The problem for Putin is, once people in Russia realize they have been lied to, they will not believe anything from him, and this could snowball into a situation with mass protests.
Bingo
Yeah, because the last Minsk treaty worked so well. This is a ploy so he can tell his people he tried.
Say USA baited Russia into war?
What if the state department sent Kamala to piss off Putin?
I watched Zelensky’s speech. His eyes looked like a nervous jack rabbit.
It’s not going to be a happy occupation for Putin. It will be a very disgruntled population.
there is no fall back position, there’s no rally point, there is no LZ... they’re on their own.
no quarter.
I hope it’s even less happier for Lukashenko. Time for that punk to go.
Trust in Putin is like trusting Biden..lol
I said some time ago, that Russia will probably win the invasion, but will lose the occupation.
I really don't think they want occupation, just to force NATOs hand to commit never to allowing Ukraine to join.
The problem is, they just made their case much tougher if this doesn't go their way.
In fact, it is a response to the proposal of the Ukrainian president who stated that he wants talks and open to neutrality.
“Just about every statement Putin has put out about this thing over the last weeks has been a deception to gain a momentary advantage.”
Bingo!
Hmm, hadn’t heard that. What news source?
“...the invasion is not going well, the casualties are high, moral in the Russian army and among civilians is low, people are angry and Putin’s cronies, who three days ago were slobbering over him, are not looking him in the eye or are giving him dirty looks. IMHO Putin will be deposed in less than a year.”
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Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?
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