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Zelenskyy open to talks with Russia — on Ukraine's terms
ABC News ^ | November 8, 2022 | ANDREW MELDRUM and YURAS KARMANAU

Posted on 11/08/2022 8:18:38 AM PST by McGruff

Ukraine’s president has suggested he’s open to peace talks with Russia, softening his earlier refusal to negotiate with Moscow while President Vladimir Putin is in power — while sticking to Kyiv’s demands.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's appeal to the international community late Monday to “force Russia into real peace talks” reflected a change in rhetoric for a man who signed a decree in late September stating “the impossibility of holding talks” with Putin. But since his preconditions appear to be non-starters for Moscow, it’s hard to see how Zelenskyy’s latest comments would advance any talks.

Zelenskyy reiterated that his conditions for dialogue were the return of all of Ukraine's occupied lands, compensation for damage caused by the war and the prosecution of war crimes.

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To: bert

The EU will (and probably already has) send in professionals for that kind of work.

Never forget, it’s the EU’s war against Russia for resources.

“Importance of South & Donbass in former Ukraine’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT113PZZiME


21 posted on 11/08/2022 8:52:10 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Kazan

Ahh this is from they guy who said the Russian invasion concern was “propaganda”...


22 posted on 11/08/2022 8:55:33 AM PST by FreshPrince
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To: detch; ganeemead

LOL!

Reminds me of this putard prediction back in JULY

Whatcha gonna do three weeks from now when Ukraine surrenders and even mapmakers start calling the place by its rightful name (малороссия) and nonbody even uses the word “ukraine” any more?? 7 posted on 7/12/2022, 10:18:11 AM by ganeemead


23 posted on 11/08/2022 8:58:24 AM PST by FreshPrince
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To: DannyTN

Yep, entirely reasonable. But Putin is not a reasonable man.


24 posted on 11/08/2022 9:02:52 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Inside every leftist is a blood-thirsty fascist yearning to be free of current societal constraints.)
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To: McGruff

Nothingburger.


25 posted on 11/08/2022 9:14:14 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
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To: BenLurkin

“He’ll make Putin do the National Ukrainian Dance”

Conveniently Putin already wears high heels (lifts).


26 posted on 11/08/2022 9:39:12 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: McGruff
Zelenskyy open to talks with Russia — on Ukraine's terms

Top Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov was dispatched to address the youth. “We’re curing the severely ill Ukrainian people”.


27 posted on 11/08/2022 9:45:30 AM PST by tlozo (Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees)
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To: MeganC; BenLurkin

“”Conveniently Putin already wears high heels (lifts).””

Putin does that in real life to compensate for his insecurities, the Ukrainian president did his dance in a comedy skit.

Trump was only doing a comedy skit when he motorboated the cross-dresser’s large fake breasts and rubbed his nose on her neck in an erotic manner.


28 posted on 11/08/2022 9:50:51 AM PST by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: McGruff

Do you believe it? I don’t. He’s on such a short leash he can only say what he’s told now - Ukraine has lost this conflict obviously.


29 posted on 11/08/2022 9:56:47 AM PST by caww (O death, when you seized my Lord, you lost your grip on me......Augustine)
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To: tlozo

Is that the same speech where he invoked David and Goliath but screwed it up the first time round, suggesting (accidentally) that Ukraine was brought to its knees in 8 weeks and is the Goliath to stronk old Russia’s David, but Goliath beat David?

Poor old Solly, he can’t help getting his metaphors messed up.


30 posted on 11/08/2022 10:22:56 AM PST by MalPearce ("You see, but you do not observe". https://www.thefabulous.co/s/2uHEJdj)
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To: McGruff

31 posted on 11/08/2022 10:28:26 AM PST by cranked
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To: FreshPrince

Put up or shut up. I’ve predicted the four regions annexed by the Russians will remain part of the Russian Federation. Bet me otherwise. Of course, you won’t because you know I’m right.


32 posted on 11/08/2022 11:28:08 AM PST by Kazan
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To: BenLurkin

Hmmm.....

How ‘bout that?

A while back there were strategic fires in various Russian locations. I attributed them to Ukranian black ops trained by Mossad or someone.

Anyway, fires are a cheap and effective way to attack Mother Russia as she sleeps. Of course there is never a claim for success, just burned up stuff in the very heart of Russia


33 posted on 11/08/2022 11:57:26 AM PST by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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To: McGruff

Russia is in a bad position and if negotiations were to open, positions would be frozen. Russia having just illegally annexed four Ukrainian territories, Putin would be the winner in case of a peace agreement.

For the Ukrainians, there is therefore no point in negotiating at the moment. And this, especially since Ukraine is advancing on the ground by liberating territories illegally occupied by Russia.

The approaching battle of Kherson will be a critical turning point in this war. All indications are that Ukraine will be able to liberate the only regional capital captured by Russia in eight months of the war.

Putin’s power may already be wavering...

But make no mistake, if Russia claims to want to negotiate, it is mainly to gain time during the winter to reconstitute the forces of its army.

Negotiating would therefore be a major mistake for Ukraine at this stage, because it would be very likely that in the spring, once Russia has been able to reconstitute its forces, Putin will again order offensives to regain ground in Ukraine.

Ukraine must therefore stick to its current strategy by continuing to liberate its territory and making Kherson a top priority.


34 posted on 11/08/2022 12:52:45 PM PST by Cronos (.)
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To: Kazan

Your such a troll....spewing the Kremlin line...when Russia denied they would invade you agreed and called it propaganda.

Why dont man up and admit that you were wrong?


35 posted on 11/08/2022 1:11:24 PM PST by FreshPrince
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To: Kazan

Yeah you were so right about the invasion not happening too..

Also you said Odessa would be Russian...your part of the

Russin influence that was admitted yesterday...pretty piss poor influence I may add.


36 posted on 11/08/2022 1:13:19 PM PST by FreshPrince
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To: Kazan

Heres another one you were not right on:

4/2/2022, 6:27:44 PM · 89 of 90
Kazan to Salohcin
“Encircled and about to die if they don’t surrender in eastern Ukraine.


37 posted on 11/08/2022 1:14:21 PM PST by FreshPrince
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To: Kazan

OH and another one you were not right on:

EVERYTHING changes in 3 weeks as Putin amasses biggest force yet 24 posted on 10/12/2022, 12:52:43 AM by Kazan


38 posted on 11/08/2022 1:15:56 PM PST by FreshPrince
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To: Kazan
Kazans predictions: Trump.Gif GIF - Trump Donaldtrump Reactions GIFs
39 posted on 11/08/2022 1:19:23 PM PST by FreshPrince
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To: McGruff

Last I had read, the war was over and Russia surrendered? What happened?


40 posted on 11/08/2022 1:19:38 PM PST by CodeJockey ("The duty of a true Patriot is to protect his country from its government.” –Thomas Paine)
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