Ukraine is asking for a truce. So why is it preparing for a bigger war?

13 days ago by jankforlife to c/worldnews

Washington is pushing for a Russia-Ukraine energy truce, but neither Moscow’s or Kiev’s core demands have shifted ahead of winter strikes.
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Karyoplasma 5 points 13 days ago

Because they aren't stupid enough to think you can reason with a megalomaniac like Putin. Hope that helps.

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eldavi 9 points 13 days ago

but they seem to be stupid enough to align itself with trump and an empire in decline.

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BeatTakeshi -9 points 13 days ago

False dichotomy, imperialism is imperialism, find differences elsewhere

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Buhbyelittlegumshoe 7 points 12 days ago

Imperialism is when a country does something in its interests, which tends to be most things?

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BeatTakeshi -5 points 12 days ago

You forgot the expansionism bit

You know, US over all its neighbours, Russia over Ukraine, Israel over Palestine/Lebanon/Syria, China over Taiwan...

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Buhbyelittlegumshoe 4 points 12 days ago

No, let’s contextualize this rather than doing an all sides bad gotcha that ends up feeding those with hegemony.

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