nekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml • 11 months agoPutin's suggestion of Ukraine ceasefire rejected by United States, sources sayexternal-linkmessage-square27 fedilinkarrow-up168
arrow-up168external-linkPutin's suggestion of Ukraine ceasefire rejected by United States, sources saynekandro@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.ml • 11 months agomessage-square27 Commentsfedilink
minus-square420blazeit69 [he/him]hexbear16·11 months agoWhy would Russia change its demands? It's winning. If the other side is winning, you want to negotiate because the terms will only get worse. link
minus-squaremellowheat@suppo.fihexbear3·11 months agoThat would imply that Ukraine and USA should be asking for negotiations. linkfedilink
minus-square420blazeit69 [he/him]hexbear8·edit-211 months agoThat's right, they should be. They aren't doing so because it's in the interest of the U.S. to continue the war, and the Ukrainian government more or less exists at the pleasure of the U.S. link
Why would Russia change its demands? It's winning. If the other side is winning, you want to negotiate because the terms will only get worse.
That would imply that Ukraine and USA should be asking for negotiations.
That's right, they should be. They aren't doing so because it's in the interest of the U.S. to continue the war, and the Ukrainian government more or less exists at the pleasure of the U.S.