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US's Blinken says no to any Ukraine peace deal that doesn't include total Russian withdrawal (apnews.com)
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“We believe the prerequisite for meaningful diplomacy and real peace is a stronger Ukraine, capable of deterring and defending against any future aggression,” Blinken said in a speech in Finland, which recently became NATO’s newest member and shares a long border with Russia.

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[–] DarraignTheSane@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He made numerous overtures to try and ‘avoid’ a conflict from breaking out.

Putin: "If you allow this country to have protection from me invading it, I'm going to invade it."
U.S.: "Yeah... we're going to consider allowing them protection from you."
Putin: "Oh no... somebody stop me from invading this other country...! Here I go, I'm gonna invaaaade..."
U.S.: "Okay."
[Putin invades Ukraine, begins murdering Ukrainians]
U.S., months later: "Alright that's enough, we're going to help these Ukranians to keep you from murdering them."
Putin and his sheep: "tHe U.S. iS wArMoNgErInG!!!1!!"

[–] Tretiak@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What do you think the Minsk Accords were?

[–] DarraignTheSane@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Further acquiescence to a terrorist country's demands?

[–] JasBC@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Non-binding treaties negotiated under duress that all fell apart the moment the ink was put to paper, through which Russia tried to control Ukrainian internal affairs?