Mr. Putin is already planning for victory. His latest so-called peace proposal — in which Russia keeps occupied territory and Ukraine is banned from joining NATO — was dismissed as propaganda by many Western leaders. But it is, in fact, the most realistic scenario for how this war will pan out.

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  • dirtybeerglass [none/use name]
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    4 months ago

    “Often those that dissent at a time of a perception of complete unity are seen to be the prescient voices for the future”

    Jeremy Bernard Corbyn 1st March 2022

    “Nobody ever actually wins a war, even having a war is a defeat for all of us so the question is how to halt the wars as quickly as you can and move on to a process of peace, understanding, recognition”

    Jeremy Bernard Corbyn 1st March 2022

    So, with the corporate coffers topped up and 100000 or families relieved of sons, fathers and husband, here we are.

    All that remains is to divvy up the rebuilding contracts between the oligarchs and the corporations, update Wikipedia, and head off to the Arabian peninsula with the six fleet for the next episode.

  • FlakesBongler [they/them]
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    The West lacks the will to win.

    I could make a Triumph of the Will joke, but seriously, wtf