Ukraine's top commander says Russia aims to capture Chasiv Yar by May 9

Reuters ^ | April 14, 2024 | Tom Balmforth

[Justa]

They use the same 1930s-era Kharkiv model V2-mod engine in their current tanks.

[Svartalfiar]

Unconditional surrender would likely include Russia taking quite a bit more land.

[Kazan]

Unconditional surrender would likely include Russia taking quite a bit more land.

There is no reason to believe that whatsoever so long as Ukraine agrees to remain neutral and disband its military.

[Svartalfiar]

There is no reason to believe that whatsoever so long as Ukraine agrees to remain neutral and disband its military.

Ha good one! Ukraine gave up their inherited nukes because Russia promised not to invade them. You really think they'll give up their entire military if Russia promises not to invade them yet again?

[MinorityRepublican]

Ha good one! Ukraine gave up their inherited nukes because Russia promised not to invade them. You really think they'll give up their entire military if Russia promises not to invade them yet again?

Kazan is the largest city and capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of 425.3 square kilometres (164.2 square miles), with a population of over 1.3 million residents, and up to nearly 2 million residents in the greater metropolitan area. Kazan is the fifth-largest city in Russia, being the most populous city on the Volga, as well as within the Volga Federal District.

His cover is blown.

[Kazan]

And, we promised the Russians no eastward expansion of NATO and expanded it to their borders.

Ukraine signed the Minsk Accords that would have prevented this but Ukraine reneged on them with our encouragement.

So spare this bullsh&t about honor and obligation to Ukraine.

We nor Ukraine are the least bit honorable.

[Svartalfiar]

And, we promised the Russians no eastward expansion of NATO and expanded it to their borders.

That was never a formal agreement, just verbal promises related to German reunification, so it's not like a major (or minor!) treaty was broken with any of them. So why didn't they invade anyone in response to Poland, Hungary, Czech, and everyone else east of Germany when they joined?


Ukraine signed the Minsk Accords that would have prevented this but Ukraine reneged on them with our encouragement.

The Minsk Accords likely wouldn't have even been needed if Russia hadn't had soldiers involved in Ukraine in the first place (in violation of Budapest). And arguing about Ukraine violating them doesn't mean much when the other side was violating them just as much too.
But what does that have to do with Russia invading? Minsk had nothing to do with NATO or "Nazis", the two big excuses Russia used for their special military invasion.