🇷🇺🇺🇦 Discussion: Relations with Russia and the war in Ukraine

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‘Everybody is tired. The mood has changed’: the Ukrainian army’s desertion crisis

Some of those abandoning the frontline say the longer the war goes on, ‘the more people like me there will be’

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Ukraine war latest: Kyiv launches fresh drone assault on Putin's oil refineries

Volgograd governor Andrei Bocharov says a fire temporarily broke out after a Ukrainian drone attack

www.independent.co.uk

 

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[blueharvest]

Russian spy ship fire exposes poor state of Mediterranean fleet, say experts

Incident reveals Russia’s maritime presence in the area is in a state of disrepair and disarray, argue western sources

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Trump says he and Putin could do something 'significant' toward ending Russia's war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.

apnews.com

 

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Trump says he and Putin could do something 'significant' toward ending Russia's war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict.

apnews.com

Hope it doesn't include Ukrainian genocide.

 

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[squeekness]

So Putin can arrange for Zelenski to lose of course.

 

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[blueharvest]

Ukraine blames Russia for fatal missile strike on Kursk school

Kremlin claims Ukrainian military attacked site in area occupied by Kyiv since last August

www.theguardian.com

 

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[Iceman]

So Putin can arrange for Zelenski to lose of course.

97% voting for the other guy of course.

 

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[blueharvest]

Starmer calls on European leaders to put more economic pressure on Russia

PM wants to ‘see all allies stepping up’, saying Donald Trump’s threat of sanctions has rattled Vladimir Putin

www.theguardian.com

 

[blueharvest]

Russia's oil tanker crash causes 'worst ecological catastrophe,' with Black Sea in need of a decade to recover

On the night of Dec. 15, 2024, two Russian oil tankers, Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239, sank in the Kerch Strait, a narrow maritime connection between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, off the coast of occupied Crimea. Both vessels were constructed for service on rivers, not on the open

kyivindependent.com

 

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[squeekness]

What an evil greedy man.

 

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[blueharvest]

What an evil greedy man.

I guess Trump's plan is to loot our allies and if they can't pay, they get no aid.

 

[squeekness]

If you ever wondered if your boss didn't care about you, here's your sign....

 

[blueharvest]

Kyiv delayed minerals deal with US to let Trump take credit, NYT reports

Ukrainian authorities twice delayed signing the agreement, officials on both sides of the negotiations said. The delays offer the opportunity for Trump to claim an early victory at the start of his term.

kyivindependent.com

 

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Kyiv delayed minerals deal with US to let Trump take credit, NYT reports

Ukrainian authorities twice delayed signing the agreement, officials on both sides of the negotiations said. The delays offer the opportunity for Trump to claim an early victory at the start of his term.

kyivindependent.com

Nice.