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In reply to the discussion: Lev Parnas Says The Monday Krasnov/Zelenskyy Meeting Is A Trap [View all]mwooldri
(10,699 posts)34. My understanding is that Putin wants...
... Land that Ukraine is presently holding. It's like if a country invaded the USA, took every state on the eastern seaboard from Georgia all the way to the north ... And the agreement is that the USA would get Delaware back if it handed Florida over to the invaders.
It's worse than a ceasefire on present lines.
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Well, it might have been intended to be a setup, but Zelensky won't be alone. Roughly, a half dozen
Texin
Aug 17
#43
Convicted felon, liar, Trump supporter, grifter and former Giuliani co-conspirator writes breathlessly:
sop
Aug 17
#54
Slightly worse than that - Putin wants *all* of Donetsk, despite never having taken it all so far
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 17
#35
Let's hope that JD will be too busy thinking about his next taxpayer funded vacation to be a boor
newdeal2
Aug 17
#20