Posted on 12/03/2025 9:27:59 AM PST by Navy Patriot
Europe can be ignored. Any agreement now will be better for Ukraine than any agreement coming in the future.
It’s called “being on a war footing” by converting factories to weapons production. It helps to have a population of 144mm. Also, Russia is using different methods than it was in the past. More scouting, more probing for uncovered areas (Ukraine can’t cover the entire line anymore, not enough live bodies). Russia now often goes past fortified areas and then encircles them, cutting off supplies and waiting them out. There are multiple examples in the southern part of the front. Haven’t seen anything new on the two large encirclements near Pokrovsk. Those were said to total 10,500 soldiers.
The Russian population apparently are turning their backs on Sputin Putin and he is just beginning to realize it. Senility has its consequences.
While Russia is proposing ideas that are absolutely unacceptable to Ukraine.
Can’t agree with that one. Russian visitors say the people are behind Putin big time. They think just like him, finish this strong enough so it doesn’t just rear its head again in a few years because NATO never gives up on making war on Russia. They started on this one in 2004 and never stopped until Putin felt he had to react.
“While Russia is proposing ideas that are absolutely unacceptable to Ukraine.”
Which means it will get settled on the battlefield. It’s best to deal when you are losing with no path to victory.
This is no concern of the US - except we bear some responsibility for the war starting in the first place.
Ukraine has three options (OK, three and a half):
1) Surrender now
2) Fight until defeated
3) Accept a compromise
3.5) Devise a provocation sufficient to cause a nuclear response.
Areas accepted by Putin: No military for Ukraine, only territory the size of Estonia left for Ukraine, no diplomatic relations with any other country, all foreign relations and trade handled by the USSR...er, Russia, only government officials approved in Moscow can hold office in Ukraine. Putin smiled, “this is a worthwhile start!”
We would do that rather than give up half our country.
OK.
1) Surrender nowA notable comment of clarity.
2) Fight until defeated
3) Accept a compromise
3.5) Devise a provocation sufficient to cause a nuclear response.
It seems that the war has been treated by so many as a political game which could be won by public relations and the use of messaging of several varieties.
Best I understand, war -- like football games and boxing matches and elections -- is about who wins and who loses.
Winners. Losers. In an interim, continuing contests.
That elusive "compromise" cannot be had when a side -- any side -- thinks they can win it all.
“The Kremlin said on Wednesday that President Vladimir Putin accepted some U.S. proposals aimed at ending the war in Ukraine and rejected others but that Russia was ready to meet U.S. negotiators as many times as it took to reach an agreement. “
Russia was ready to meet U.S. negotiators as many times as it took to reach an agreement on everything else it wants.
Then Ukraine is in Big Trouble, as American Democrats think They Can Win It All!
;)
The positive note is that Russian Negotiators and American Negotiators are meeting and negotiating.
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