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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.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 17 hours ago

Eat shit, Putin .

[–] [email protected] 10 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

After reading this article, I have to say that the headline/image are pretty misleading. He was talking about Kursk, the region of Russia that Ukraine invaded: he said it’s back under Russian control and the Ukraine forces there are surrounded. Then he said they have two options: surrender or die.

I’m not defending Putin here. Just that he’s evil enough without actually taking things out of context to twist what actually happened into some clickbait headline.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

I’m a staunch Ukraine supporter and I agree with your assessment this is frankly clickbait. It’s important we hold ourselves accountable and only stick to the facts. If we don’t, we give over the narrative to those who have the power to influence it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

Are there any actual news sources left? They all seem to be clickbait.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

He feels the same way about Ukraine so I think the title is valid

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah yes, the peace talks...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Piss negotiations.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

Putin really meant, "Surrender AND die".

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

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

🐱🐱

[–] [email protected] 2 points 19 hours ago

With what, the second strongest army in Russia?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How far does college go? PhD?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm amazed he's offering "Surrender or die", I figured he'd pull an Israel and go "Surrender AND die"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago

They say 'or', then they act out 'and'.

[–] yata 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That is definitely what will happen if they surrender though.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Can someone please take Putin out on a balcony

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Some some glowing tea?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

or a window in top floor of a skyscraper. Dude needs some fresh air.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

He should fall for so long that he has time to regret his life choices. They should need to to a dna test to confirm it was him with from the shit stain in the crater.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I feel like fast doesn’t change anything. “Surrender or die” is not very “peac-y” whether you’re in Kursk or somewhere else.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That is how war generally works. Until a peace is negotiated you would like the other side to surrender or die. Yeah Putin started it, but that doesn't change the nature of war.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

Right. But the point people are trying to make is that the title is somehow “misleading”.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Yeah. I didn't like that. I don't like Putin but misinfo isn't going to help.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago

For anyone not reading the article

ie. everybody in the thread

[–] [email protected] 103 points 2 days ago (14 children)

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.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Trump was supposed to end this war in a day. Has it been a day yet?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

TBF he never specified which day.

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[–] [email protected] 106 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] RowRowRowYourBot 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Ukraine shouldn't have started it by wanting to be independent of Russia.

Edit: do I really need to add /s?

[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 days ago

Ukraine asked for it. By the way she dressed. If Ukraine didn't want to be invaded, she should have just kept an aspirin between her knees

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[–] [email protected] 148 points 2 days ago (9 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Putin must surrender or die

I'd love to fly that drone that does the job

😁

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Can't happen soon enough man. I wake up every morning and go to Google news front page hoping to see it. I hate that my mind is being spent on having to hate this ugly, evil person.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Hey Putin, wanna hear a funny story?

[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 days ago

Bro, you don't even have the strongest army inside of Russia.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

Fucking war criminal.

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