• Pringles@sopuli.xyz
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    3 days ago

    Even for refugees who still consider themselves temporary refugees it will be difficult to return without a lasting peace. And none of the proposed peace deals so far have the making of a permanent deal.

    The only possible way I see it for a lasting peace is the Russians giving up at one point. But that looks unlikely to happen within the next year and Ukraine is going to have troubles just staying in the war without massive foreign aid.

    It really is becoming time for Europe to step up and turn the screws on Russia by declaring a no-fly zone and start bombing the everliving shit out of any Russian troops in Ukraine.

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      2 days ago

      It really is becoming time for Europe to step up and turn the screws on Russia by declaring a no-fly zone and start bombing the everliving shit out of any Russian troops in Ukraine.

      What do you think the Russians would do if NATO countries start bombing their troops in Ukraine?

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        2 days ago

        They would not do shit except crying because they can’t even defeat Ukrain. How are they supposed to start a second front?

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          I don’t consider the Russian leadership to be rational actors. The invasion of Ukraine was not rational. I think they will use nukes if NATO starts engaging their troops. The Russian state media constantly writes about how good it would be to drop nuclear bombs on other countries, and how they could easily “win” a nuclear exchange. And most Russians support the regime and are willing to give up their lives for it.