No.Can Macron be elected anymore?
This probably explains why he is so ballsey
Talk is cheap.This probably explains why he is so ballsey
True.Talk is cheap.
Nah, I think finally being free to let loose without caring about 'electability' in the Leftist circles anymore.True.
But what does he have ti lose? His head?
This is from Medvedev's mouth, these are Russia's demands, and it is not some 'tiny slice', and is completely detached from reality. This is why negotiating with Putin's Russia is farce in this conflict.
@Rocinante, @Terthna, @mrttao I tried to tell you, do you believe me now, now that Medvedev himself is saying it?
We owe @Zachowon a lot for actually calling shit out for us as early as he did, and @Marduk from being able to dissect the Russian psy-ops so well.
Or you remove the people making the demands, and do so until conditions acceptable to you are found in the new leadership.This is how peace talks and negotiations work.
You make a demand, they make a demand, you work out a compromise somewhere in the middle.
They have wanted these same demands for....2 years now?This is how peace talks and negotiations work.
You make a demand, they make a demand, you work out a compromise somewhere in the middle.
When you demand total capitulation, that's not negotiations, there's no taking that back.This is how peace talks and negotiations work.
You make a demand, they make a demand, you work out a compromise somewhere in the middle.
When one side's opening position is "You completely surrender, plus pay for the privilege of having been invaded by us," it's abundantly clear that they're either not interested in compromise, or they're looking to compromise to things that are still utterly unreasonable.This is how peace talks and negotiations work.
You make a demand, they make a demand, you work out a compromise somewhere in the middle.
And let's not forget what's less prominent - there's also a couple demands towards the UN and "international community" rather than just Ukraine.When one side's opening position is "You completely surrender, plus pay for the privilege of having been invaded by us," it's abundantly clear that they're either not interested in compromise, or they're looking to compromise to things that are still utterly unreasonable.
I think they originally wanted a puppet state with the eastern half annexed. Now they are just blatantly saying they are going to annex the whole country.They have wanted these same demands for....2 years now?
So they did the opposite of negotiatingI think they originally wanted a puppet state with the eastern half annexed. Now they are just blatantly saying they are going to annex the whole country.
Most likely as an intermediate step to annexing the more troubled part later, in more convenient, bite sized pieces.I think they originally wanted a puppet state with the eastern half annexed. Now they are just blatantly saying they are going to annex the whole country.
With normal states.KGBstan never would be normal,for them Ukraina do not exist.This is how peace talks and negotiations work.
You make a demand, they make a demand, you work out a compromise somewhere in the middle.
This is from Medvedev's mouth, these are Russia's demands, and it is not some 'tiny slice', and is completely detached from reality. This is why negotiating with Putin's Russia is farce in this conflict.
@Rocinante, @Terthna, @mrttao I tried to tell you, do you believe me now, now that Medvedev himself is saying it?
We owe @Zachowon a lot for actually calling shit out for us as early as he did, and @Marduk from being able to dissect the Russian psy-ops so well.
What Russia? it died long ago.And kgbstan started war with exactly the same terms - and,they belived that they would win in week.All becouse they are psycho kids,who do not like fact that ukrainian nation arleady exist,and behave as if they do not exist.Guess what? Thats how it works in war. First you get the easy terms and as time goes on those terms get worse and worse. Ukraine rejected the early terms. Now they get worse and worse.
Now lets compare this to the terms for russia, which calls for the complete withdrawal of all russian forces from territory claimed by ukraine, the russian leadership being put on trial and the transfer of control of russia's energy sector to western interests.