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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin – the Russian mercenary leader whose plane crashed weeks after he led a mutiny against Moscow’s military leadership – shows what happens when people make deals with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

As Ukraine’s counteroffensive moves into a fourth month, with only modest gains to show so far, Zelensky told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria he rejected suggestions it was time to negotiate peace with the Kremlin.

“When you want to have a compromise or a dialogue with somebody, you cannot do it with a liar,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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[-] Mudface@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

If there isn’t going to be any peace discussions from Ukraine … how does this ever end?

[-] teft@startrek.website 91 points 1 year ago

With Russia packing up their shit and going back to the pre 2014 borders.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So it doesn't end?

Edit: barring NATO rolling in and starting WW3 that's clearly not gonna happen. So what's next?

[-] MightEnlightenYou@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago

Why are you arguing for Ukraine to forgive and forget the rapes and murders and to give up parts off their country to the perpetrators rather than arguing for Russia to go back to Russia?

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 11 points 1 year ago

Clearly Russia isn't going to do that, no matter how much a bunch of nobodies argue for it online.

Which actually realistic path leads to less dead people?

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago

Putin being killed by his own people for leading them to this catastrophe.

[-] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Negotiations don't exist for Russia, they are known for breaking all agreements anyways. Russia is not trustworthy in the slightest, they have never missed to prove that. You don't push the trigger on a loaded gun and hope for it to not fire. If you believe otherwise you desperately need to get out of you bubble and drink less Vodka.

Russian people killing Putin is the only way to end this sooner.

[-] SevFTW@feddit.de 24 points 1 year ago

Putin-fanboys love to say “Ukraine needs to negotiate an end to this war” but like to forget that this war started because RuZZia shat on a treaty ensuring the sovereignty of Ukraine in exchange for their nuclear arms.

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[-] fhqwhgads@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Clearly this bully isn't going to stop trying to take your lunch money. If you continue trying to defend yourself it's just going to lead to more fights and you getting hurt more. If you just give up your lunch money peacefully then it'll be better for everybody!

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[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

Then russia suffers until they learn (so probably forever).

Ukraine has the will and the west has the means to make this a very painful lesson, maybe even Russians can learn this time.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 points 1 year ago

By every account Russia has the manpower to outlast Ukraine in this. I'm sure whoever is left in Ukraine once NATO is done teaching Russia this "lesson" will be so glad to have been a part of this.

[-] mrnotoriousman@kbin.social 31 points 1 year ago

If you lay off the Kremlin propaganda for a minute you'll realize what a laughing stock they are to the real militaries in the world.

[-] Oderus@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Wow.. you're delusional.

[-] slaacaa@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Bro, hand me some of that copium you’re having, seems like the strong kind!

[-] fhqwhgads@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

You really been huffing that Russian propaganda, huh? It'll turn your brain to mush, you should really stop.

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[-] Mudface@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

So you think it’s all or nothing for Ukraine?

[-] teft@startrek.website 68 points 1 year ago

If someone invades your country and kills your countrymen you don't negotiate with them. You tell them to get the fuck out or we'll kill every one of you motherfuckers that decides to continue being on our land. Why? You going to advocate being like Chamberlain? Or Quisling? What do you suggest someone does if their country is invaded?

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[-] LoafyLemon@kbin.social 44 points 1 year ago

You don't negotiate with terrorists.

[-] Hyperreality@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

The UK negotiated with the IRA.

The US negotiated with the Japanese.

The allies negotiated with the Nazis.

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago

I'm fine with the Japanese solution, which Russian cities should we delete?

The German solution seems awfully similar.

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[-] Veraticus@lib.lgbt 16 points 1 year ago

Literally yes. If they capitulate it's only a matter of time before Putin tries again, either by fomenting a revolution and installing another pro-Russia dictator, or restarting the war. This is a fight for the very survival of Ukraine.

[-] gnuhaut@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Survival of human beings 👎

Survival of the nation 👍

[-] Veraticus@lib.lgbt 21 points 1 year ago

Putin is trying to kill both. Those human beings deserve to live and they deserve a country too -- the country they are dying to defend.

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[-] lonke@feddit.nu 14 points 1 year ago

Either you give them land from which they can prepare their next attack or you show them that they're unable to take and hold land. So yeah. Pretty much.

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[-] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 78 points 1 year ago

With Russia leaving. They started this war. Fuck off with your “If there isn’t going to be any peace discussions from Ukraine … how does this ever end?”

Ukraine, and only Ukraine can be the one to talk about any negotiations. I’ll back their decisions whether it’s to fight to the bitter end, or stop and give up. Their people control their destiny. Russia on the other hand is the one that could simply bring an end to this by leaving. They could have brought peace in fact by simply never killing others. You’re victim blaming. Fuck off.

[-] vrojak@kbin.social 68 points 1 year ago

Why is it that country A starts occupying parts of country B, and some people start expecting country B to have peace discussions (ie, give land to country A)? There should be calls to country A to stop occupying country B's land, and that's it.

[-] InvertedParallax@lemm.ee 44 points 1 year ago

Russia doesn't need to ask permission to leave, they just leave.

Seems like a lot fewer Russians and Ukrainians will die if the Russians left ukraine.

[-] fiah@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 1 year ago

with all invaders dead, captured or back where they came from

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[-] lonke@feddit.nu 26 points 1 year ago

It ends the second russia withdraws its troops or they are beaten out of Ukraine.

[-] tomatopathe@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 year ago

It takes two to make peace. And how can there's be peace after the mass murder, torture and kidnapping of children, destruction and death wrought upon Ukraine.

If Canada did that to the USA, how keen for peace would you be exactly?

There can only be peace if there is justice.

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[-] volodymyr@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Good question, every war ends in some kind of negotiation, even for surrender. I think when Russia loses, Putin is unlikely to keep power, and some sort of agreement will happen without him.

[-] Badass_panda@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Russia can, very straightforwardly, retreat to Russia. Boom, peace!

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