Optional@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoWitkoff misunderstood Putin's Ukraine land swap offer, left European leaders 'startled,' Reuters reportskyivindependent.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareA_norny_mousse@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·3 days agoWhat a clown. Anyhow… Of course Ukraine is tired of war, but Russia is more tired. Worn out, stretched so thin you can see rock bottom in places. Ukraine giving up territory to Russia now, for a quick peace, would be incredibly dumb. It would invalidate most of the fighting of the past years.
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 days agoIt’s sad but true, this is not the time to seize temporary comfort. A lot of pain would have been saved if a harder stance was taken a decade ago, but it’s not too late to make more of the same mistakes.
What a clown.
Anyhow…
Of course Ukraine is tired of war, but Russia is more tired. Worn out, stretched so thin you can see rock bottom in places.
Ukraine giving up territory to Russia now, for a quick peace, would be incredibly dumb. It would invalidate most of the fighting of the past years.
It’s sad but true, this is not the time to seize temporary comfort. A lot of pain would have been saved if a harder stance was taken a decade ago, but it’s not too late to make more of the same mistakes.