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He [Rep. Andy Harris] said of Ukraine’s springtime offensive that was intended to turn the tide of the war: “I’ll be blunt, it’s failed.” And he was blunt, too, about the prospects for a victory ahead: “I’m not sure it’s winnable anymore.”

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[-] yata@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago

Your comment implied that Ukraine should just accept that Russia has conquered a fourth of its territory. That is as ridiculous and unlikely a scenario as Putin voluntarily leaving.

[-] modulus@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

No such implication is there. All I said was serious negotiations, which given the state of facts entails the prospect of territorial concessions. I don't expect the negotiations would lead to a simple redrawing of the borders to take account of what each side materially holds at present. In fact, I don't have much of a preconceived idea of what such negotiations would be like other than I find it extremely unlikely that Crimea will return to Ukrainian control. That's the point of negotiation: finding out what the belligerents can live with.

[-] yata@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Are you even reading your own comments? You are implying it right now.

[-] modulus@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I'm not. Crimea is not a fourth of Ukraine's territory (27000 km^2 out of 603000 km^2). That's about a 1/22nd part.

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