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Posted on 04/28/2025 7:08:18 AM PDT by McGruff
Russia insists on the international recognition of its hold over Crimea, as well as the entirety of Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson oblasts, as a condition for peace negotiations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Brazilian news outlet O Globo published on April 28.
This demand, reinforced last week by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, underscores how Russia continues to push its maximalist demands despite the U.S. efforts to broker a peace deal.
Russia illegally declared the four Ukrainian oblasts as annexed in 2022 following widely condemned sham referenda, but it does not fully control the territories. Crimea, occupied by Russia since 2014, was also included in Moscow’s territorial claims.
The U.S. is reportedly considering a de jure recognition of Russia's control over Crimea as part of a potential peace deal and de facto control over other occupied territories. At the same time, U.S. officials are said to have rejected a demand for Ukraine's complete withdrawal from the other four regions.
Asked about Russia's conditions to enter peace talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also named a ban on Ukraine's entry into NATO, the country's demilitarization, and changes to Ukraine's legislation that would restore the position of the Russian language, culture, and religious organizations.
These conditions are effectively the same as the initial demands raised by Moscow at the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
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Allow this and you essentially bless aggression. This is munch all over again.
The Kiev independent?
Roflol!
I demand everyone acknowledge the Gulf of America also.
“Russia demands recognition of Crimea, other Ukrainian regions’ annexation in any peace talks”
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Russia’s demand for recognition of its illegal annexations — Crimea and other Ukrainian regions — as a condition for peace talks is unacceptable and must be firmly rejected.
If America were to accept such terms, it would project nothing but peace through weakness. It would send a humiliating message that America is willing to kneel to every Russian demand without securing anything in return — a catastrophic image of weakness on the world stage.
Worse, it would mean legitimizing criminal behavior — the theft of sovereign territory by force — completely betraying the foundational conservative principle of Law and Order. Conservatives believe in the rule of law, not the rule of thugs and dictators.
History teaches us what happens when tyrants are appeased. Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement toward Hitler led directly to the outbreak of World War II. We cannot afford to repeat such a reckless mistake.
Capitulating to Moscow would mark a strategic and moral defeat for the United States, reducing our alliances to rogue states like Russia and North Korea. It would erode America’s credibility worldwide and embolden every hostile regime that seeks to challenge us.
President Trump has consistently championed Reagan’s doctrine of Peace through Strength — not weakness, not appeasement. He understands that true peace is achieved by projecting strength, standing firm against aggressors, and upholding the principles of sovereignty and justice.
Giving Russia everything it demands would be a betrayal of American strength, leadership, and values. It must be categorically rejected.
Agreed, and this should be a non-starter. Russia controls all of Crimea, but doesn't control the entirety of any of those other regions. If we're not willing to continue helping the Ukrainians resist, I hope the Europeans do.
And the old rule from the beginning of time is: To the Victor Goes the Spoils". We recognize it...The world recognizes it.
“Get real.....Ukraine lost the war before they started.
And the old rule from the beginning of time is: To the Victor Goes the Spoils”. We recognize it...The world recognizes it.”
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Not at all.
Remember when Soviet Russia dominated half of Europe after World War II? For decades, millions lived under the iron grip of Russian occupation. But in 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed — and half of Europe was finally liberated from Moscow’s control.
History teaches us a clear lesson: tyrannies built on oppression and lies eventually crumble. Just as Eastern Europe broke free, so too can Crimea and the four Ukrainian regions currently under Russian occupation.
It may take 10 or 20 years, but freedom has a way of triumphing over tyranny. Liberation is not just possible — it is inevitable.
If Ukraine has lost the war, why hasn’t Putin taken all of Ukraine after 3 year. Why do Russians have to use Donkeys to deliver supplies or use motor cycles and scooters to make attacks? Because Russia is about done for.
“Allow this and you essentially bless aggression.”
Don’t allow it and Russia also takes Odessa and Kharkiv.
Kind of dumb of the Neocons to start their war against Russia in RUSSIA’S BACKYARD.
No argument here.
Crimea was lost 11 years ago. If Ukraine had recognized Luhanks and Donetsk independence before February 2022, this war would have never been. Three years later they have lost Zaporizhia and Kherson. If they keep FAFOing, in another year they will lose Sumy, Kharkiv, and Odessa.
Any Ukrainian who would sign or ratify a document doing so would probably be shot dead within 24 hours.
And only Ukraine could ever have authority to transfer land to which Ukraine has a valid claim.
Zelensky can’t give Alaska back to Russia and Trump can’t give Crimea to Russia.
My suggestion:
The front lines are....
No advances past a front line shall be made.
For each whole calendar month the armed forces of the Russian Federation respect the front lines, the Federation shall receive at least 1% of the funds then held as security by the EU, USA and UK which belong to the Federation, its citizens and entities. The funds so held are as of....
The peace document should not attempt to establish or diminish any territorial legal claim.
“why hasn’t Putin taken all of Ukraine after 3 year”
By the time the Russians take a city, it is rubble.
Even the most pro-Moscow residents in Ukraine generally don’t want their homes destroyed.
“Why do Russians have to use Donkeys to deliver supplies or use motor cycles and scooters to make attacks?”
Anti-tank weapons supplied by the US, UK and EU
“Russia’s demand for recognition of its illegal annexations — Crimea and other Ukrainian regions — as a condition for peace talks is unacceptable and must be firmly rejected.”
The EU Brexit position was nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.
Barnier had reason to smile once the deal was made.
“Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement toward Hitler led directly to the outbreak of World War II. We cannot afford to repeat such a reckless mistake.”
To keep ~1000 square miles of Poland Polish in 1939 led to the loss of ~37 million lives and the loss of all of Poland and most of Eastern Europe to the Communists.
It was Hitler’s Czechoslovakian greed that made the mess massive, not Chamberlain’s appeasement.
“America’s credibility worldwide”
Ask about American credibility in Saigon and Kabul.
Hush 🐸
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