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- Russia’s demands similar to earlier terms presented to US, say sources
- Demands include no NATO membership for Kyiv, no foreign troops in Ukraine
- Unclear if Putin will engage seriously in peace talks
- Biden administration discussed demands prior to Ukraine invasion
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This is just reverse appeasement. 10 years later: Putin is invading west Ukraine.
Meaning: jack shit
(…) Russia has made similar demands of the U.S. over the last two decades – demands that would limit the West’s ability to build a stronger military presence in Europe and potentially allow Putin to expand his influence in the continent.
“There’s no sign that the Russians are willing to make any concessions,” said Angela Stent, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who was the top U.S. intelligence analyst for Russia and Eurasia. “The demands haven’t changed at all. I think they are not really interested in peace or a meaningful ceasefire.”
That’s a weird take from Angela. Why would you make concessions before the negotiations even started?
These are the terms to start the negotiations.
This is basically saying ‘give in to all my demands and we can start talking’, which, to be fair, is Russia’s playbook.
Russia is fighting this war to prevent troops in Ukraine. There is nothing unclear. Putin won’t talk about peace as long as the West doesn’t offer that.
There were no western troops in Ukraine when Putin attacked and also no plans to put some there.
Without any authority, I would say that from a Russian perspective, they weren’t there ‘yet’. Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to be the staging ground for an invasion.
I am sure I am not telling you something entirely new. There have been enough wars in recent times that it is not entirely unjustified for a country with many resources to assume that it is a target.
The problem in seeing the Russian perspective is that it feels a bit dirty to realize that we can reasonably be perceived as a threat.
Why repeat Putin’s talking points? They’re invading because Putin wants to recreate the imperial Russia and doesn’t consider Ukraine to be an actual country with a separate identity and culture.
This would require to accept that Putin is stupid. I don’t see that.
You need to change your news sources.
Fuck putler and fuck his dumb fucking war.
Then we should send more troops, we should give taurus and storm shadow, make sure there are absolutely no Russian troops in Ukraine ever again.
