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He also said that he wanted to negotiate a peace agreement which excludes NATO from Ukraine. Why not take that statement at face value too?
by ukrthrowaway 5y ago
He also said that he wanted to negotiate a peace agreement which excludes NATO from Ukraine. Why not take that statement at face value too?
- rich_sasha 5y agoRussia has already guaranteed Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in 1994. Oops then helped itself to Crimea and the “people’s republics”. Now “don’t arm Ukraine and we pinky promise not to attack it further”? Hmm...
- ukrthrowaway 5y agoIf you take as an assumption that you can't negotiate with them then it's you who isn't willing to negotiate not them.
- boardwaalk 5y agoHe said he wanting negotiations and then attacked days later. Suggesting we take that statement face value is patently absurd.
- ukrthrowaway 5y agoIt was many weeks and the US basically said they would not even consider the main points at issue.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoWhen the abusive ex-husband tells you that dating his ex-wife is crossing his "red line", do you carefully consider his position? Or do you refuse to consider it, because that's none of his business? Putin's demand was none of his business, and was completely unacceptable. It wasn't going to be considered, not in days, not in weeks, and not in decades.