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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine.

“Undoubtedly, Russia insists for us to give up territories. We, clearly, don’t want to give up anything. That’s what we are fighting for,” Zelenskyy said in a WhatsApp chat late Monday in which he answered reporters’ questions.

“Do we consider ceding any territories? According to the law we don’t have such right. According to Ukraine’s law, our constitution, international law, and to be frank, we don’t have a moral right either.”

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[-] MiddleAgesModem@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

The vast majority of the world sees the Ukraine war as a conflict between white people.

Wow, way to infantilize the vast majority of the world. Believe it or not, they're as smart as you are and as capable of leaning about a particular conflict.

[-] nednobbins@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 days ago

It's a bit oversimplified but essentially accurate. You can easily find a number of sources that will show you that people is Africa, South America, India, and Asia aren't nearly as concerned about the Ukraine war as Americans and Europeans are.

I know they're every bit as smart as I am because I've had many conversations with them. I find they tend to know more about the Ukraine war, and many other international topics, than most Americans seem to.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

You can easily find a number of sources that will show you that people is Africa, South America, India, and Asia aren’t nearly as concerned about the Ukraine war as Americans and Europeans are.

Humans don't give two shits about stuff not happening in their direct sphere of influence... i'm so shocked.
Doesn't mean it's a racial issue.

[-] nednobbins@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

It's not really a racial issue at all. It's about power and wealth. It's just that all the vast the rich and powerful nations happen to be full of white people so it's a convenient proxy. Some people prefer, "Westerner", or "Anglos".

None of them are perfectly accurate but everyone understands their meaning.

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