| Ryuu96 said: Surprised Russia didn't even try to pretend like they wanted peace, I guess they've just reached the stage where they believe they don't even have to try because no matter what, Trump will jump to Putin's defence and they believe Trump is a coward who will do nothing, which is a fair belief to have, they'll just send Putin to charm him. But rejecting a ceasefire on the 13th, then on the 16th, then going to "peace talks" only to demand that Ukraine officially recognises Crimea as Russian then surrender the whole Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donestk region to Russia, then threaten Ukraine's delegations families, then threaten to take even more of Ukraine if they don't accept, is a pretty blatant example of not giving a fuck. |
I guess Putin has been watching Netanyahu get away with everything over the past decades. The only thing you need to do is control the US president. He didn't manage with Biden but already had Trump in his pocket since 2013-2015.
The increasing demands Putin keeps making for Ukraine's surrender are in lockstep with the increasing demands Netanyahu keeps making, making it impossible to come to a peaceful negotiation let alone resolution.
Israel's impunity is making the world worse for everyone. UAE is backing RSF more to step up the genocide in Sudan. India thought it a good idea to launch an attack on Pakistan. Saudi Arabia keeps up the war crimes in Yemen. Putin sees no reason the end his expansionist war. Trump sucks up to all of them.
Europe needs to step up. Trump is not going to save Ukraine nor defend Europe. Why is Ursula von der Leyen not mediating peace talks. The problem with the EU is that there is no real leader to handle foreign 'relations'. And no mechanism to coordinate on foreign policy either with requiring unanimous vote.
Europe needs to stop delegating its own interests on their own borders to that orange screw up. Trump is only going to let Putin extend the war indefinitely while making money on both sides.
