Nothing at all, in fact that was one of the points I made (Ukraine should of course be inflating its successes and downplaying its losses in public announcements). But we shouldn't be passing off our wishful thinking as fact. Otherwise you end up with Comical Ali situations.
No one expects the text of the Oslo Accords from you. Just in general terms, what would this peace look like (spoilers, there will be follow up questions). Will Russia get to keep the four oblasts they have seized? Will they pay reparations for the damage done to Ukraine? Will the Ukrainians living in these areas be allowed to remain or will they be deported/exterminated? Will there be open border crossings for Russians/Ukrainians, with visa free travel? Will trade resume between the two countries? Will the US and EU remove the sanctions? What will stop Russia from invading again and taking a little bit more in a few years' time? What if Ukrainian partisans attack the Russian occupying forces? Will Russia leave a significant army and their fortifications in situ?
In reality, the only outcome that Putin will accept is the destruction of Ukraine as a State and the replacement of it with some sort of Russian appointed subordinate state.
Now, you will likely avoid committing to any position because you are here to just say "make peace" and it is implied that this will be on whatever terms Russia wants. But in reality, the terms that Russia wants are intolerable to the democratic world. And the terms that would be acceptable to the democratic world are intolerable to Russia.
You are of course entitled to your opinions. But I am entitled to point out that your opinions are hollow, superficial and, at best, naive. There is no reality to a peace agreement with Russia. The only realistic four options for peace are
1.Russia defeats Ukraine in the field,
2. Ukraine defeats Russia in the field,
3. Russia gives up on its war aims, or
4. Ukraine gives up on its sovereignty.
So to be realistic and clear, which of these options seems preferrable to you?
It seems Russia has been pounding it from the air last 2/3 wks. Russian ground forces seems to be not to far from it. I would say we will see Russia ground assault on it within next few days. I wouldn't be surprised if Ukraine getting the USA aid will have sped up the Russian time line to attack it. They might of pounded it for another wk or so before attacking but I say with Ukrainian forces getting the US aid the Russians will attack there within the next few days. But it's definitely critical for Ukraine not to lose this city.
With respect to this:
Over 20,000 Russian troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar, outskirts.Around 20,000-25,000 Russian soldiers are trying to storm Chasiv Yar and the settlements in its outskirts, the Khortytsia Group of Forces' spokesperson, Nazar Voloshyn, said.
Ukrainian resolve will be steel after the good news of aid on the way and im sure they'll have had some emergency reserve ammo and weapons to bolster any weak spots.
I think the russians are going to be in for a nasty shock the next few days.
Let's hope so. I'd fear Russia will try everything to make a big breakthrough before the aid arrives
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There is one aspect that hasn’t been considered above posts, Ukraine might have been saving husbanding ammo and trading space for time, this is no longer needed
So quite likely we endup with 20,000 soon to be dead Russians
That could end up being a blessing in disguise. Granted, Ukraine is apparently stretched pretty thin at the moment, but it has resupplies coming in, and they just have to hold on. Conversely, any forces that Russia throws into a rushed offensive now will not be available for the rumored large summer offensive. They could end up burning themselves out without any major breakthroughs.
Look i completely agree, there are some frankly silly numbers posted here daily about Russian overall loses/1000 men die a day type of silly wishful stuff but i understand why people do it also. At the end of the day none of it makes any difference to the situation on the ground.
If they can rush in cluster munitions then there's 20k in easy pickings available.
Definitely morale has gone up. It would of dashed a lot of people on the ground if the aid was not given. I'm just not sure if it's in time to save Chasiv Yar. Time will tell.
Spot on
I see your last paragraph calls for "peace talks" but no mention of how to make any new territorial agreement actually prevent another future invasion of what's left of Ukraine afterwards.
Being a tankie stooge, you obviously don't want NATO to be the future guarantee of such a deal, so Putin gets what he wants, more Ukrainian lands, a potential Ukrainian civil war, from those against signing such a sellout agreement. A future Ukraine that Putin can invade any time he chooses, after he has rebuilt his military strength whilst NATO stands aside again.
What a load of tankie bollox! WTF?
No peace without justice & Ukrainian NATO & EU membership.
Fcuk Putin Gloir don Ucrain!
Reagan another Republic was the one who got the ball rolling in that regard with his massive tax cuts which again mostly benefited the wealthy and ballooned the US national debt by 186% while he was in office.
China must be breaking its hole laughing
It shouldn't be that hard a question to answer for someone who feels so strongly about (and you would presume has given much thought to) the need for a peace treaty.
Just answer the question he's asked you repeatedly. It bad enough for public figures to dodge direct questions, but for an anonymous account on the internet to do it is just embarrassing really.
Is this a meeting or a wake? Skip to 1:45
Russia made a 3km advance near Avdiivka frontline today. They reckon Ukraine will lose a bit of ground between now and mid May. Direct result in US aid being delayed. Just imagine if it was delayed more.
If resolve won wars the Russians would have been sent packing two years ago. Resolve without weapons is very ineffective when getting relentlessly bombed
This could be a very important point. Although it will take some time for the US to get wheels up on the precious resupply the Ukrainian teams are a deft touch at moving equipment around the chess board at this stage. I would expect the "break glass in case of emergency" supplies are now available and are being distributed.
In case there's a thinking that "Russians" are a homogeneous group.
In case anyone was wondering how Russia does things cheap. Slave labour is used.
Russia is a terrorist state.
An 18 year old in jail for laying a wreath at a monument of a Ukrainian poet.
I won't post anymore from Sota News but it's worth looking at the Twitter posts.
not great news for ukraine i am afraid, but it seems that pressure is been applied to greece and spain to donate quickly
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/eu-disappoints-ukraine-failing-agree-163711917.html
Why do they announce this publicly and give Russia time to relocate jets and heli's?
As a warning/to put pressure on Russia, or maybe to be "transparent" so Russia doesn't get a sudden surprise and start lobbing a tactical nuke? But yep, it is puzzling alright.
If true, excellent news. Takes expensive assets further away.
It’s in the Bill congress passed “Biden must provide long range ATACMs to Ukraine” or along them words
I suspect a dig by republicans at Biden who hesitated offering these
Either way these and other advanced weaponry and 1-2 million shells have to be sent in next 4-5 months as this bill is for FY24
more good news
The republicans are down to a majority of 1 because the Trumpian extremists are busy destroying Republican Party, IMHO Putin meddling has “boomeranged”
More good news!
The UK plans to give vital equipment to Kyiv including 400 vehicles, more than 1,600 missiles, 4m rounds of ammunition, 60 boats, as well as an additional £500m in military funding, taking the total to £3bn this financial year.
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