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Russia wants Kursk back before negotiations. Ukraine isn’t budging.
Washington Post ^ | 11/16/2024 | Siobhán O'Grady, Serhii Korolchuk, Francesca Ebel and Sarah Cahlan

Posted on 11/16/2024 7:46:28 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Ukrainian troops are facing down a ferocious Russian counteroffensive in Kursk as Putin seeks to take back Russian land before any talks.

The fight to control some 200 square miles of land in western Russia became even more brutal in recent days as the Kremlin, ahead of possible negotiations with the incoming Trump administration to end the war, appears set on removing Russian territory from the equation.

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The timing appears to demonstrate the Kremlin’s growing appreciation for how Kursk may play into future talks: If negotiations are to occur, Russia wants to make sure only Ukrainian land is up for debate.

“It is clear that Moscow will not start any negotiations until they have kicked out every last Ukrainian soldier from Kursk,” Konstantin Remchukov, the editor in chief of Nezavisimaya Gazeta who moves in Kremlin circles, told The Washington Post. Russian President Vladimir Putin does not want Kursk to be used as a bargaining chip — nor does he want to be forced to relinquish any of the Ukrainian territory he has captured since Russia’s invasion, Remchukov added. Putin’s recent mentions that any deal needs to reflect the “realities on the ground” refers to Russia’s hopes to recapture Kursk, he said.

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1 posted on 11/16/2024 7:46:28 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

It would be useful to see the North Korean troops wiped out.


2 posted on 11/16/2024 7:53:29 AM PST by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: marcusmaximus

The Russians are fighting a WWII type war and the Ukrainians are using Drones to totally destroy them


3 posted on 11/16/2024 7:53:39 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: marcusmaximus

“ Moscow will not start any negotiations until they have kicked out every last Ukrainian soldier from Kursk”

Ah I see. What is Russian is Russian. What is Ukrainian is negotiable.


4 posted on 11/16/2024 7:55:21 AM PST by libh8er
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To: marcusmaximus

Big Endians / Little Endians.


5 posted on 11/16/2024 8:01:44 AM PST by OKSooner
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To: marcusmaximus

The Ruskies keep using the same tactics over and over in the same places with huge losses in men and armor, but they expect a different outcome ... magic?


6 posted on 11/16/2024 8:02:36 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: marcusmaximus

Using their best troops to sit on farmland and hovels to distract from the collapse of the front line and desertions by thousands. Yawn.


7 posted on 11/16/2024 8:06:28 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "Murica!")
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To: Williams
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8 posted on 11/16/2024 8:07:32 AM PST by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

What Kursk counteroffensive doink?


9 posted on 11/16/2024 8:08:40 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Well that sob has less than 70 days to win the war..that cute little comedian :)


10 posted on 11/16/2024 8:09:30 AM PST by dp0622 (Tried a coup, a fake tax story, tramp slander, Russia nonsense, impeachment and a virus. They lost.)
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To: Williams

Willy OAM, a Ukranian supporter with a lot of contacts says he
has yet to see video evidence of NK troops in the field. He says what NK has brought is some very good armored vehicles.


11 posted on 11/16/2024 8:10:29 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "Murica!")
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12 posted on 11/16/2024 8:10:51 AM PST by Allegra (Deplorable garbage)
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To: libh8er

When you are winning that’s what you do. Large Russian offensive has begun, Uke front line is collapsing. NATO refuses to face reality, but hey, they aren’t the ones dying and deserting.


13 posted on 11/16/2024 8:12:14 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "Murica!")
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To: marcusmaximus

LOL!

Nothing dumber than a Ukie...


14 posted on 11/16/2024 8:14:38 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: marcusmaximus

If getting Kursk back is part of the deal, then level it. Leave no stone standing.


15 posted on 11/16/2024 8:16:32 AM PST by DownInFlames (P)
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To: Williams
It would be useful to see the North Korean troops wiped out.

Hard to "wipe out" troops that aren't even fighting, or anywhere near the front lines...

16 posted on 11/16/2024 8:17:58 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: marcusmaximus

Ukraine is dead. The only question remaining is how dead.


17 posted on 11/16/2024 8:18:27 AM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: butlerweave

You forgot the /s...


18 posted on 11/16/2024 8:18:29 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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To: Allegra

😄😅😅 👍


19 posted on 11/16/2024 8:18:33 AM PST by ANKE69 (✌️🇺🇲 Let's MAGA)
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To: marcusmaximus; Right_Wing_Madman
What Kursk counteroffensive doink?

What Plekhovo doink?

20 posted on 11/16/2024 8:21:37 AM PST by kiryandil (No one in AZ that voted for Trump voted for Gallego )
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