Putin says Ukrainian troops in Russia's Kursk must 'surrender or die'
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The Russian leader says his forces have trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region, where they have held on for more than seven months in one of the most important battles of the war.

  • meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    4·
    12 hours ago

    Funny how Putin offers “mercy” while bombing hospitals. His dictionary must define peace as “total submission.”

    🐱🐱

  • DaChrissy@reddthat.comEnglish
    1·
    13 hours ago

    Its wild to think that when this started I was not married and my now wife then girlfriend was still in college. Time flies. Aside from that, what the fuck putin?

    • smeenz@lemmy.nzEnglish
      0·
      13 hours ago

      Probably important to note that in American English, college refers to tertiary education (‘university’ elsewhere)

        • TheLoneMinon@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          6 hours ago

          For most, “College” is the first 4 or so years getting a bachelor’s degree. Beyond that is “Grad school” where you get Graduate degrees like PhDs, Masters degrees, and whatnot.

          I only did undergrad and the degree was in acting so take what I say with a grain of salt as I am an authority on practically nothing.

  • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    I’m amazed he’s offering “Surrender or die”, I figured he’d pull an Israel and go “Surrender AND die”

  • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    23 hours ago

    For anyone not reading the article he is specifically talking about any troops Ukraine has left in the Kursk region as there has been a general pullback into Ukraine from Kursk in the last few days. This is not about the wider peace negotiations.

    • Lumbardo@reddthat.comEnglish
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      19 hours ago

      Strange because the actual title of the article mentions that fact. it appears the link seeks to make it as clickbaity as possible.

    • AJ1@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      23 hours ago

      For anyone not reading the article

      ie. everybody in the thread

  • withabeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 day ago

    So… Let me check I get this right on the timeline.

    America Europe Ukraine meet, agree to a 30 day ceasefire. Agree this tests if Russia is serious about ending the war. Putin gobbs off, surrender or die.

    Categorical that Russia is not serious about ending the war.

    Next steps boys

  • Tamei@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    Man, what a peace-loving guy! Damn Ukraine for not stopping the war! >:/

  • peoplebeproblems@midwest.socialEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Europe, I hope y’all are doing the whole “speak quietly and carry a big stick.”

    Because if Putin steam rolls Ukraine, he’s not stopping there, and now he has the US government under his control too.

    • cool@lemmings.worldEnglish
      01·
      1 day ago

      If Europe really wanted to stop Russia, they would’ve sent armies into Ukraine.

      “We don’t want to escalate because it might start WW3!”

      But Putin is going to attack you guys anyways when he’s done with Ukraine.

      “Yes, but this is the rhetoric dumbasses have been told to peddle so that’s what we’re doing!”

      I still remember when people said Ukraine shouldn’t mine its border because it would be seen as “escalation.” Funny how the wrong-crowd always scatters like roaches after the damage is done.