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This is hardly a Russian talking point. Russia does not want more Ukrainian soldiers. The entire neocon press makes the point that people are evading service:

This is hardly a Russian talking point. Russia does not want more Ukrainian soldiers. The entire neocon press makes the point that people are evading service: https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/29/i-am-not-made-for-war-the-men-fleeing-ukraine-to-evade-conscription https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/29/i-am-n... https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-faces-an-acute-manpower-shortage-with-young-men-dodging-the-draft/ https://www.politico.eu/article/ukraine-faces-an-acute-manpo... https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/world/europe/ukraine-war-draft-dodgers-conscription.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/world/europe/ukraine-war-... I don't blame them. That's why it would have been better to accept the Istanbul agreement while Ukraine had the upper hand. Naftali Bennett (hardly opposed to wars in principle) said that this agreement was sabotaged by the U.S., but he walked back that statement later. I do blame Ukraine for not holding elections and finding out what people really want.

fullspectrumdev 2y ago
It’s against the fucking constitution in Ukraine to hold elections during wartime. I don’t understand why people in west find that so hard to wrap their heads around, especially Americans.
- really1827 2y ago
  Because it is a silly rule. These kind of wars drag on for 10 years. What if the population no longer wants it? Should they have another Maidan revolution?
- rfrey 2y ago
  What's hard to understand? It's Russian financed propaganda, with courier services provided by the far right and far left. The far right happens to be in control of the Republican party at the moment, so we hear more if it with that spin.
- cpursley 2y ago
  "It's okay that Putin is president for life, it's in their constitution - why can't Americans (especially Americans) wrap their head around that!"

fullspectrumdev 2y ago

It’s against the fucking constitution in Ukraine to hold elections during wartime. I don’t understand why people in west find that so hard to wrap their heads around, especially Americans.

really1827 2y ago
Because it is a silly rule. These kind of wars drag on for 10 years. What if the population no longer wants it? Should they have another Maidan revolution?
rfrey 2y ago
What's hard to understand? It's Russian financed propaganda, with courier services provided by the far right and far left. The far right happens to be in control of the Republican party at the moment, so we hear more if it with that spin.
cpursley 2y ago
"It's okay that Putin is president for life, it's in their constitution - why can't Americans (especially Americans) wrap their head around that!"