Russia-Ukraine War (continuing)

There's nothing new in any of that? Russia has been clear that NATO membership for Ukraine is a non-starter. And Russia has been clear that Zelensky's constitutional position after his term in office expired is at best dubious. Ukraine has a law against negotiations, whereas Russia has never refused negotiations.

Negotiations have to be realistic. Its estimated that roughly a million Ukrainian soldiers are dead or seriously wounded, with half of that being suffered in 2024 alone. By comparison, Mediazona's independent count can find 75K dead Russian soldiers. The implied ratio of casualties does align with the regular exchanges of dead bodies between Russia and Ukraine. From May to Dec there was several exchanges. Russia handed over 2,790 Ukrainian dead and Ukraine returned 331 Russians. The exchanges have gotten more and more lopsided as the year went on. At the most recent on Dec 20th, 508 Ukrainian dead were exchanged for 42 Russian dead.

The only reason the "friends of Ukraine" are even entertaining negotiations - blasphemy before now - is because even in the cope bubble its ever so slowly dawning that Ukraine is losing. So they want to have a Minsk III style agreement - short truce, re-arm and re-organise Ukraine, induct it into NATO and then launch a new offensive. Russia has no reason to agree to any of that. They're winning, so they can achieve their goals on the battlefield if necessary.

Negotiations are viable, but NATO needs to stop with the silly ideas of "freezing the conflict", "Ukraine in NATO", "security guarantees for Ukraine", "peackeepers in Ukraine", etc, etc. Its not just a waste of time, it is a waste of peoples lives.

As mentioned earlier the Kursk debacle seems to be getting picked up on finally by Western media. French media outlet LCI interviewed a soldier in the region who gives the current reality of the situation.

Highly unlikely the order will be given to evacuate the region when the time comes.

A million Ukrainian soldiers dead? Along with the air force being destroyed 3 times over?

Sabotage and espionage,classic russian combination.

Capable yes, but they won't do it. The future of Ukraine will continue to be in the hands of the US. Whatever Trump proposes to stop the fighting, Europe will be passive or some politicians will make speeches against the plan but then do nothing.

Highest number of casualties by far reported today in the Kursk region.

'Reported' by the Russian Ministry of Defense.

I'd get a more accurate account if I asked the dog.

Are these the same European powers that were perfectly happy with letting Russia take all of Ukraine at the start of the war. They only stepped in with help after Ukraine put up an impressive defense and the Russian military turned out to be a joke.

Ukraine cannot trust Europe, Zelensky knows this well.

he should be congratulated on his ability to use Excel.

Spoiler Alert!!

Santa Claus was on Flight J2-8243.

"SOBR fighters dressed Leonid Yakubovich in a "unloading vest" during the show "Field of Miracles" In the New Year's edition of the show "Field of Miracles", which aired today on "Channel One", Victoria Astakhova, lieutenant colonel of the Moscow department of the Russian Guard, took part. Before the start of the game, she presented the host of the program Leonid Yakubovich with gifts: a flag of the Russian Guard and a photo album. The props were brought into the studio by two SOBR fighters. The episode of "Field of Miracles" joined the pre-holiday mood set by the video that appeared today, in which Santa Claus is shot down by Russian air defense systems."

They write this sh1t themselves. The Kremlin has also warned the world's media against saying it was Russia that shot the plane down. Like the weird kid in the corner threatening fire and brimstone. Need saving from themselves. Can't be trusted with scissors.