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Ukrainian soldiers left emaciated on frontline from lack of food and water
(www.theguardian.com)
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Avoided? All the EU loan will do is prolong this situation. Ukraine has absolutely no chance of winning that should be crystal clear after the previous hundred billion. More Ukrainians will be thrown into the meat grinder to meat the exact same fate as this man just to weaken Russia. Of which the oil is being unsanctioned so that both sides now have more money to throw conscripts into the meatgrinder. What a fantastic resolution.
What's your solution then? Force Ukraine to surrender, so Russia can starve Ukrainians without them being able to shoot back?
Just stop giving Ukraine money so they have to come to an agreement. You're talking as if the average Ukrainian concript wants to get sent to the frontline to die for a pointless war which will result in Ukraine losing anyway when Europe loses interest.
Unlike actual resistance fighters, Ukrainians don't want to participate in the war.
An "agreement" under duress that includes territorial concessions. And the inhabitants of those territories will then promptly be genocided.
And then Russia will attack again when they've rearmed, to do the same to the rest of Ukraine.
Amazing solution.
There is such a thing as security guarantees.
Ukraine had guarantees before they were invaded
They had worthless security guarantees which were not enforceable.
The only way to enforce a guarantee is with guns you dipshit
Guns Ukraine didn't get once already.
This you?
Guarantees from russia? The only guarantee would be to dissolve russia once and for all.
Which are completely useless when Russia frames territorial gains as a great victory and uses that as a propaganda tool to propel its minions into power in guarantor countries, like AfD, Reform, RN
Europe losing interest has been a talking point since 2022 but it has never actually happened.
It certainly is a pointles war, but not becuase of Ukraine. As long as Ukraine as a country wants to keep fighting, I see no reason not the help them defend them selves.
Ukraine as a country doesn't want to keep fighting at all. There's a reason Zelensky is not allowing elections. Ukrainians are as happy to go into the meat grinder as the average Russian.
Europe promised to give Ukraine what they needed to win and then gave Ukraine their old equipment to just barely keep hanging on while Europe bought new military gear. Not the mention the age demographics aren't looking too hot. Manpower isn't infinite.
These are Russian lies.
Even Western media is reporting on it these days get with the times.
If they have enough soldiers, then why was this platoon malnourished and forgotten? Why are all of Ukraine’s big “wins” in the media all done by use of drone? Where are these magical, Ukrainian Super Soldiers to retake ground against Russia?
Because shit happens, and some commanders still have this "USSR" logic.
You think war is just black and white and easy?
FFS even the USA, the strongest military in the world has a food issue occuring right now on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
War isn't a video game.
Every day without Russian boots on the neck of Europeans is a good day.
Fight till the last Ukrainian!
No, it's sick how Ukraine has beared the brunt of Russia's aggression since 2014. We should have NATO troops in Ukraine.
You can sign up today as a volunteer in the Ukrainian army to defend Ukraine against Russia. Why are you posting on Lemmy? Go risk your life for what you believe Ukrainians should be forced to risk their lives for.
I already personally donate to the Ukrainian army, and my friends and I organize coordinated help for Ukraine.
I am not militarily trained, so I wouldn't be much help as a volunteer.
But you're right, Europeans should show more solidarity and support Ukraine more.
Don't worry the Ukrainian conscripts who are thrown into a van and dumped at the frontlines aren't militarily trained either. You can get military training in Ukraine, just join the legion.
Or are you saying that you aren't willing to risk your life for the thing you demand others risk their lives for?
Your argument hinges on the idea that everybody in Europe can just show up on the front lines and immediately get training and a drone army to control, and that is not the case for either the Ukrainian or the Russian side.
I am not demanding Ukrainians do anything. I just support those who want to fight against nazi imperialists.
You are demanding Ukrainians to do something. They are the ones getting forcefully conscripted and you support it. It's easy to make demands but you're in a position to take their place. You can certainly get that training and the drone.
Found the Russian shill.
Useful idiot.
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