Posted on 05/04/2023 8:22:08 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
If you can find them, the rapid reduction in death rates each year also tell a story of steadily reducing friction within Ukraine. So by 2022 Russia had very little reason to invade to save the poor eastern Ukraine Russians.
Yes, Putin started a land invasion on the basis that four years after civilian casualties went into sustained decline (reaching ZERO in several months in 2021 and Jan 2022 according to the FSB backed ombudsman in Donetsk) he decided to listen to Pushilin and keep to the invasion timetable Zhirinovsky announced to the Duma in fall 2021.
In other words, if even one person gets accidentally blown up by a landmine Russia planted after Trump’s ceasefire, Moscow will accuse Ukraine of deliberately causing genocide by not clearing the mines up fast enough... And they’ll restart the conflict.
Not even an outlandish scenario. It’s what Russia did last February. Despite only three combatants dying in combat in the Donbas since New Year’s, Russia cancelled Minsk 2, invaded Ukraine, and flattened Mariupol citing ‘ongoing genocide ‘ as an excuse.
Quite true, but none of this prevents a ceasefire while the details are worked out.
He could end Ukraine War in 24 Hours
No trading with Russia under cut their oil industry Putin would have no way out of it and a few more things san be done.
No money to Ukraine or arms it’s end it or Putin wins
Many things he can and will do to end the proxy Biden war.
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