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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region, where they have held on for more than seven months in one of the most important battles of the war.

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[–] withabeard@lemmy.world 148 points 1 month ago (6 children)

So... Let me check I get this right on the timeline.

America Europe Ukraine meet, agree to a 30 day ceasefire. Agree this tests if Russia is serious about ending the war. Putin gobbs off, surrender or die.

Categorical that Russia is not serious about ending the war.

Next steps boys

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Trump gets angry how his perfect plan fails, calls for sanctions and increased weapon delivered to Ukraine of of spite.

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 month ago

Or he sulks in the corner focuses on his trade war and bans media outlets that point out how terrible is at negotiation.

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[–] Tamei@lemm.ee 106 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Man, what a peace-loving guy! Damn Ukraine for not stopping the war! >:/

[–] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Ukraine shouldn't have started it by wanting to be independent of Russia.

Edit: do I really need to add /s?

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 4 weeks ago

Ukraine asked for it. By the way she dressed. If Ukraine didn't want to be invaded, she should have just kept an aspirin between her knees

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[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 103 points 1 month ago (15 children)

Europe, I hope y'all are doing the whole "speak quietly and carry a big stick."

Because if Putin steam rolls Ukraine, he's not stopping there, and now he has the US government under his control too.

[–] cool@lemmings.world 28 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

If Europe really wanted to stop Russia, they would've sent armies into Ukraine.

"We don't want to escalate because it might start WW3!"

But Putin is going to attack you guys anyways when he's done with Ukraine.

"Yes, but this is the rhetoric dumbasses have been told to peddle so that's what we're doing!"

I still remember when people said Ukraine shouldn't mine its border because it would be seen as "escalation." Funny how the wrong-crowd always scatters like roaches after the damage is done.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago

They have scheduled a committee meeting to decide where to plant the tree from which they might someday get big sticks.

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[–] Pistcow@lemm.ee 60 points 1 month ago

Bro, you don't even have the strongest army inside of Russia.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 43 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

For anyone not reading the article he is specifically talking about any troops Ukraine has left in the Kursk region as there has been a general pullback into Ukraine from Kursk in the last few days. This is not about the wider peace negotiations.

[–] AJ1@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 weeks ago

For anyone not reading the article

ie. everybody in the thread

[–] Lumbardo@reddthat.com 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Strange because the actual title of the article mentions that fact. it appears the link seeks to make it as clickbaity as possible.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah. I didn't like that. I don't like Putin but misinfo isn't going to help.

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[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

Fucking war criminal.

[–] LonstedBrowryBased@lemm.ee 31 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Can someone please take Putin out on a balcony

[–] Lootboblin@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

or a window in top floor of a skyscraper. Dude needs some fresh air.

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[–] makyo@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hm this is going to be a real speedbump on the way to Trump's Nobel

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 28 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

Trump was supposed to end this war in a day. Has it been a day yet?

TBF he never specified which day.

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[–] meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyz 22 points 4 weeks ago

Funny how Putin offers "mercy" while bombing hospitals. His dictionary must define peace as "total submission."

🐱🐱

[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (14 children)

So more weapons and aid to Ukraine it is then.

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[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 month ago (5 children)
[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

There will be peace when there's nobody left to fight.

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[–] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 6 points 4 weeks ago

He cherishes peace with all of his heart. He doesn't care how many men, women and children he kills to get it

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[–] faberyayo@lemm.ee 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the peace talks...

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[–] DaChrissy@reddthat.com 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Its wild to think that when this started I was not married and my now wife then girlfriend was still in college. Time flies. Aside from that, what the fuck putin?

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (3 children)

Probably important to note that in American English, college refers to tertiary education ('university' elsewhere)

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[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 14 points 4 weeks ago

Eat shit, Putin .

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 14 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm amazed he's offering "Surrender or die", I figured he'd pull an Israel and go "Surrender AND die"

[–] JayDee 8 points 4 weeks ago

They say 'or', then they act out 'and'.

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[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 11 points 1 month ago

That’s not a mutually exclusive or

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

Putin really meant, "Surrender AND die".

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 10 points 4 weeks ago

Hey Putin, wanna hear a funny story?

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

After reading this article, I have to say that the headline/image are pretty misleading. He was talking about Kursk, the region of Russia that Ukraine invaded: he said it’s back under Russian control and the Ukraine forces there are surrounded. Then he said they have two options: surrender or die.

I’m not defending Putin here. Just that he’s evil enough without actually taking things out of context to twist what actually happened into some clickbait headline.

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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

In the words of The Dread Pirate Roberts: "Death First!"

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Putin must surrender or die

I'd love to fly that drone that does the job

😁

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