Posted on 04/06/2024 6:36:56 AM PDT by Salman
KYIV — As Russia steps up airstrikes and once again advances on the battlefield in Ukraine more than two years into its bloody invasion, there is no end to the fighting in sight. And President Volodymyr Zelensky’s options for what to do next — much less how to win the war — range from bad to worse.
Zelensky has said Ukraine will accept nothing less than the return of all its territory, including land that Russia has controlled since 2014. But with the battle lines changing little in the last year, militarily retaking the swaths of east and south Ukraine that Russia now occupies — about 20 percent of the country — appears increasingly unlikely.
Negotiating with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war — something Zelensky has rejected as long as Russian troops remain on Ukrainian land — is politically toxic. The Ukrainian public is hugely opposed to surrendering territory, and Putin shown no willingness to accept anything short of Ukraine’s capitulation to his demands.
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Maybe because the Russians could nuke them off the face of the earth.
Have you had a good or realistic idea throughout this whole war?
Z also knows that Europe is not friendly probably due to his good buddy Biden blowing up the pipeline.
Yet, Mike Johnson wants to continue to funnel tax dollars to this failed proxy war so the Zelensky regime won’t collapse before the election regardless of how many Ukrainians die fighting a way they can’t win?
“Putin is dead from cancer and Ukraine is winning.”
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
That’s fake news.
Putin most probably has cancer; many visible symptoms points to that. Just look at his swollen face compared to the days when he was in good condition. The difference is dramatic.
But Putin is not dead yet.
Lastly, Ukraine is not winning since it has only managed to recapture 50% of the Ukrainian land-areas Russia initially stole from them. Some more work needs to be done.
And we promised the Russians no eastward expansion of NATO and expanded NATO to their borders.
Peace with Russia will remain politically toxic in the West right up to the moment Russia takes Odessa and the Ukrainian citizens execute Zelensky and his cronies.
Mr Z is like the Black Knight from Monte Python
What you comment reads like something that came out of Hitler's bunker in 1945.
Just sayin'.
Putin has cancer because of the eggs!
The globohomo Zeepers are becoming unhinged.
I was debunking a false statement by a Freeper who said Putin was dead.
I corrected the false assertion saying that Putin is actually still alive.
Now, having said that please dont assume I’m pro-Putin now.
Because I’m not.
“Dupe, Moderator please remove”
Crying to the Moderator.
Cry Baby Canuck.
As long as Russia is weakened and bogged-down, the whole World wins
:)
So an economy outpacing the West as it ramps up military production far beyond Western fascist capabilities is “weakened” eh? LOL.
Good idea. I like your very clear thinking.
Then Fight to the last Ukie Male.
Polish, Romania and even Ruzzian Men will win too.
As there will not be many Ukie men left to breed with
Beautiful, Ukraine women.
I’m sure other ethic groups would be willing to pick up the slack.
Russia’s economy is smaller than the State of Texas’
So there’s only so much “ramping up” Russia can do, especially with its main source of income - Euro oil & gas exports - cut off
Expect another year of Russia being bogged-down ... GOOD
Sure….
Cry Baby Canuck
The “gas station with nukes” view of Russia’s GDP is because Russia doesn’t count unpaid unsecured debt as adding to GDP as we do.
Nice post explaining Slicks hand in Ukraine
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