Posted on 07/07/2022 11:02:09 AM PDT by RomanSoldier19
MOSCOW (AP) — With Russia’s military action in Ukraine in its fifth month, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned Kyiv that it should quickly accept Moscow’s terms or brace for the worst, adding ominously that Russia has barely started its action.
Speaking at a meeting with leaders of the Kremlin-controlled parliament, Putin accused Western allies of fueling the hostilities, charging that “the West wants to fight us until the last Ukrainian.”
“It’s a tragedy for the Ukrainian people, but it looks like it’s heading in that direction,” he added.
“Everybody should know that largely speaking, we haven’t even yet started anything in earnest,” Putin said in a menacing note.
He declared that Russia remains ready to sit down for talks to end the fighting, adding that “those who refuse to do so should know that the longer it lasts the more difficult it will be for them to make a deal with us.”
“We are hearing that they want to defeat us on the battlefield,” Putin said. “Let them try.”
Earlier in the conflict, the Kremlin demanded that Kyiv acknowledge Russian sovereignty over the Crimea peninsula it annexed from Ukraine in 2014 and recognize the independence of Moscow-backed separatist regions in eastern Ukraine. Moscow also said it expected Ukraine to bow to the existing situation on the ground, a reference to other land gains it has made since the Russian troops rolled into Ukraine on Feb. 24.
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When getting rid of Cold War era equipment pays off.
“What we have here is a failure to communicate” Cool Hand Luke.
Well, now I am convinced.
I wish Ukraine would start attacking inside of Russia. Oil refineries would be a great target.
“What we have here is failure to communicate”
no “a”
Then he falls asleep
which is the way he wants it..
well, he gets it.
at least that is how the G&R song goes ;)
Putin - I have only begun to fight!
Biden - I have only begun squandering taxpayer’s money.
Boris Johnson - I have only begun cleaning out my office.
Xi - I have only begun to laugh.
Have a bake sale
That’s quite a statement. Or warning should I say.
Ding..ding..ding..we have a winner!
RUSSIAN SCUM!
KILL ‘EM ALL!
If Z is not deposed, Ukraine will likely cease to exist.
You’re enlisting, right?
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