Posted on 03/20/2022 5:46:23 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Ukraine rejects Russia’s demand to surrender the besieged city of Mariupol.
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, tells Russia that Ukraine will not surrender the city.
“There can be no talk about surrender and laying down weapons,” she says.
“We have already informed the Russian side about this,” she says.
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Instead of wasting time on 8 pages of letters, just open a [humanitarian] corridor.”
Okay, they will level your city stupid. Stupidity isn’t bravery.
The Ukrainian government could have saved a lot of lives if it had siumply declared Mariupol an open city.
And you rooted for the Mexicans at the Alamo, too, right?
“Instead of wasting time on 8 pages of letters, just open a [humanitarian] corridor.”
Yes, let the women and children and elderly and non-combatants leave unmolested. But Putin would never agree to that.
The Ukrainian government could have saved a lot of lives if it had simply said they would never join NATO.
“Nutski!”
“Okay, they will level your city stupid. Stupidity isn’t bravery.”
They will level it regardless. It’s a Russian thing.
Putin would have saved a lot of lives if he simply hadn’t invaded Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government could have saved a lot of lives if it had simply said they would never join NATO.
Like Putin wouldn't have invaded them anyway. The guy is obsessed with recreating the USSR.
"The Polish government could have saved a lot of lives if it had simply given up Danzig."
“The Ukrainian government could have saved a lot of lives if it had siumply declared Mariupol an open city.”
Maybe. Then again, maybe not.
The Russians appear to control all east of the Kal’mius River, including the steel works.
The only part they don’t have is some core area in the west part.
By your rationale, they could have saved thousands of lives but just surrendering to the Russians when they were still outside their borders waiting to begin the invasion
The Russians will also loot everything
“The guy is obsessed with recreating the USSR.”
Link please.
Just stating a fact sir/ madam. I would choose to save lives. When it is over it is over.
I wasn’t around for the Alamo. I always root for America. Ukraine isn’t America.
Absolutely. Those Ukrainians should just lay back and enjoy it because they are going to get raped anyway.
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