cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/46449191
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday Ukraine should agree a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”
I feel like Ukraine has already made a perfectly reasonable offer. “GTFO of our country and then we’ll stop exploding your stuff.” Russia needs to take that deal.
This sounds cool and morally right but it is not grounded in reality.
Ukraine needs a ceasefire much much more than Russia. Also, Russia has won a lot of land and technically they have won (at a big cost). Ukraine is in no position to make demands.
Russia has
wonstolen a lot of land and technically they havewonstolen (at a big cost).It matters fuck all what it cost them to steal land.
“Oh, it cost me a lot of money for all the equipment I needed to ‘win’ the money from your bank vault, so you should just let me keep what I 'won '” 🙄
Ukraine is in every position to make demands. What the fuck are you on about?
How? What cards do they hold? What can they give in exchange for their land?
For example, Russia can stop the “special operation” if Ukraine gives them the land they want.
Unfortunately, you and I both know that even if Ukraine were to agree to cede some land to Russia, there’s nothing stopping Putin from continuing to sow instability in Ukraine or from still trying to take more of their land. In fact, he has a demonstrated track record of lying about this.
True. Trump, Putin, Xi are not to be trusted but there has to be an end to the war. Ukraine cannot win it, it is clear since day one. There has to be some sort of diplomatic solution once there is a ceasefire.
People in the comments (and West, in general) don’t understand how terrible war is. They think them supporting Ukraine to prolong the inevitable is a good thing. They are killing thousands of people and the outcome is unlikely to change. So many deaths in vain.
A very stupid and naïve argument people make is Putin should just leave Ukraine and the war will be over. Why would he give up a winning game? It is simple solution to a very complex problem, and simple solutions are rarely correct solutions.
Are you stupid or are you paid? „Let them have land” is literally the simplest most retarded solution, yet you dare use that descriptor against something else.
Ceding land to Russia doesn’t stop people from dying. Never did, never will do.
I get it, your sorry pathetic ass is tired of war that you’re not affected by. You’d rather sweep a few million lives under the rug and call it peace.
Well, your voice belongs under that very rug.
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Ceding land is something which is going to happen whether you like it or not and whatever replies my comment gets. It is just the real, on ground situation
People in the comments (and West, in general) don’t understand how terrible war is.
Of course it’s terrible. But have you thought about how terrible being subjugated by Russia would be? They already have a track record of kidnapping Ukrainian kids and doing who knows what with them.
Do you think once the war ends everything will be happy rainbows and cupcakes? Of course not. Conquering Ukraine is the first step in atrocities against its people.
It’s stupid and naive to secede land to Russia at all.
It might be but people cannot keep dying for this stupidity because Ukraine is not going to win, it has been clear from day one. So why push more people into the blender?
You call 250,000 Russians killed and 1,000,000 total Russian casualties a “winning game?” Do you play Squid Game on weekends for fun?
Yes, because war is won by winning or losing assets. Casualties are a side thing. It is fucking sad but it is what it is.
I would argue this is pretty naive and stupid:
For example, Russia can stop the “special operation” if Ukraine gives them the land they want.
Fair enough
This is also very naive and very stupid
People are already dying ffs. Stop the deaths that are happening right now than fearing for potential genocide. I don’t even think Putin wants a genocide, he just wants land. Edit - It is extortion 100% but what is the alternative?
How?
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What does that have to do with this?
What can they give in exchange for their land?
“How can we make them pay for something that was stolen from them?”
I suppose it truly is a capitalist approach…
It is not capitalism. It is robbery or extortion. But what is the alternative at this point? Let more people die?
You really think it’s going to stop them from killing people to get what they want? It’d only embolden them.
It’s not like Russia is relying on highly valuable lives to them. And they clearly don’t care about lives of the other side.
This option was tried last time, and here we are. Russia has made it clear that the only option is how much do they want to fight to not be part of Russia. I’m not sure if they can fight enough to stop it, but peace and sovereignty is not an option. As Europeans, I’d push hard to help them because they won’t stop with Ukraine, but they can make it abundantly clear that there are cheaper options than expanding west.
Oh yeah, just give them the land they want. Just like Taiwan and China. Just give them the land they want. Or with Russia and Alaska, just give them the land they want. You sound incredibly stupid.
This works before the war. At this stage, it is moronic to think Ukraine is going to get a better deal than Russia.
What deal? There is no fucking deal? I’ve dealt with stupidity before but goddamn you’re taking the cake.
A peace deal?
Old good Putin’s shill in action again I see.
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Loser energy coming from this reply LMAO
Sure, whatever @FelixCress@lemmy.world agrees to. I don’t want him to be mad
Keep typing, you are giving me more feed for my community.
Glad you like it.
Trump’s getting crafty here. All these comparisons between him and Hitler, so he changes it up and plays Neville Chamberlain instead.
What a useless “peacemaker” Trump is.
He can’t make peace with his own wife, what makes people think he can make peace on the world stage?
Piece-maker
He made peace, not for Ukraine or Russia but for business. A major chunk of the meeting was devoted to business talks.
Is this the summit where even Fox News admitted Putin “steamrolled” Trump?
Perfect answer would be:
USA is a very big power, and Vietnam is not.
Every time I try pho bo I have doubts that anything is a big power compared to Vietnam.
Like - there are people who like Kipling’s thing about that “white man’s burden”, so - IMHO Vietnamese can take the “yellow man’s burden” and civilize Europeans and Americans and all those. Teach them how you really keep your nation’s dignity. Frenchies - check. Murrkans - check. Khmer Rouge - check. China - check.
Trump is a very big moron, and Zelensky is not.
Trump is such a moron, many countries have pledged continued support to Ukraine, and USA is less relevant to the war now than they ever were. USA is not even the main weapons supplier anymore, even with purchases of American weapons to Ukraine by NATO allies.
Trump has very little weight in these matters by his own design.I am so happy that just this week, I found great alternatives to 2 American products an amplifier and new PSU for my computer. I would have bought if it wasn’t because I have a near total boycott of American products and services. The only exception is if there 100% isn’t any useful non US alternative, and it’s something that is important to my quality of life.
The great dealmaker says someone else should make the deal…
"It was determined by all* that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement…
*EXCEPT ONE OF THE PARTIES DIRECTLY INVOLVED
That’s kind of important, Donny.
He’s torn down long standing relationships with his allies but everyone expects him to make a deal to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine!? Have we all lost our minds!? 🤯
Nobody expects him to make a deal, but he loves being in the spotlight (when the topic isn’t Epstein-related).
But yes, apparently we HAVE lost our minds, because nobody’s impeached him yet.
