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0 pointsmisnome3y ago0 comments

One side could unilaterally end the war in one word.

Strange that it’s only in the interests of that side that people call for this.

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that's not how the world works. Peace deals can happen, but everyone has to put everything on the table. When people dig in and are stubborn, that's when we get hundreds of thousands of deaths.

jcranmer3y ago

> When people dig in and are stubborn

Such as when you decide to announce a rushed annexation of your enemy's lands after your army suffers the biggest rout of the 21st century? While claiming that this war isn't about trying to annex your enemy's lands, after all...

mindslight3y ago

Please explain exactly what you think the Ukrainians have "dug into".

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