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  • Russia wants Kursk back before negotiations. Ukraine isn’t budging.

    11/16/2024 7:46:28 AM PST · by marcusmaximus · 117 replies
    Washington Post ^ | 11/16/2024 | Siobhán O'Grady, Serhii Korolchuk, Francesca Ebel and Sarah Cahlan
    Ukrainian troops are facing down a ferocious Russian counteroffensive in Kursk as Putin seeks to take back Russian land before any talks. The fight to control some 200 square miles of land in western Russia became even more brutal in recent days as the Kremlin, ahead of possible negotiations with the incoming Trump administration to end the war, appears set on removing Russian territory from the equation. -snip- The timing appears to demonstrate the Kremlin’s growing appreciation for how Kursk may play into future talks: If negotiations are to occur, Russia wants to make sure only Ukrainian land is up...
  • Biden admin quietly warned Putin for months about consequences over nuke use

    09/22/2022 7:39:37 PM PDT · by Timber Rattler · 134 replies
    The Washington Post ^ | September 22, 2022 | Paul Sonne and John Hudson
    The United States for several months has been sending private communications to Moscow warning Russia’s leadership of the grave consequences that would follow the use of a nuclear weapon, according to U.S. officials, who said the messages underscore what President Biden and his aides have articulated publicly. The Biden administration generally has decided to keep warnings about the consequences of a nuclear strike deliberately vague, so the Kremlin worries about how Washington might respond, the officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive deliberations. The attempt by the White House to cultivate what’s known in the nuclear...