re: SPIEGEL: Zelensky has to cut Germany Visit short... Russia quickly advancing in Sumy

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I’ve been saying this since the Ukrainian offensive a couple years ago. They shot their bolt then and should have sued for peace then. The terms they could have got then are better than the ones they can get today.

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You are correct. That has always been my stance also. Ukraine lost the War when their big Counter Offensive failed in 2023. They put everything into that and the lack of success was the end game for them

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Can you imagine not signing a peace agreement

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What peace agreement?

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There is little chance of a peace agreement now. If reports are correct and Russia is in the opening stages of a major summer offensive around Sumy, this could be the beginning of the end of this war. I’m still trying to find information on the scale of this summer offensive. If it’s significant, I don’t see Ukraine being able to stop it given their acute manpower shortage. The window of opportunity for any sort of halfway favorable peace agreement for Ukraine seems to have already closed.

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What peace agreement?

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The one that Russia was offering and gave Steve Witkoff the details.

1. Recognize the 4 oblast that Russia already has 80% or more control of as Russian Territory

2. Recognize Crimea as Russian Territory

3. No NATO for Ukraine

Zelensky refused, said it wasn't possible

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Zelensky has to cut Germany Visit short.

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His country is getting razed by the reds, millions have died, and Zelenskyy has nothing better to do but stay on his worldwide tour-de-grift shopping with Mrs. Z.

There's no pit in hell hot enough for this man.

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Wow!

Russia might actual reach the suburbs of Kiev by the end of the 22nd century!!

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Sumy is actually pretty fricking close to Kiev

This offensive will grind to a halt like other Russian attempts in the last three years. Why some of yall worship the Russians is beyond me. Sure they defeated Germany in ww2 but at the loss of 12 million soldiers. They no longer have the manpower to fight like they are.

Russia is in a demographic death spiral with a gdp less than Texas. Low birth rates and low life expectancy.

Russia is the sick man of Europe and they lost all objectives when Finland and Sweden joined NATO

I would love to see Trump round up all the rogue judges in America.

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Russia is in a demographic death spiral

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You must be thinking of Ukraine.


Pre-War (2022): ~41.4 million

Post-War (2025): ~30 million


Population Loss: A decline of ~11 million driven by emigration, displacement, casualties, and occupied territories.

Vs Russia who has actually gained millions of new Citizens


Pre-War (2022): ~146.2 million (including Crimea).

Post-War (2025): ~ 148–150 million With Ukrainian territories that are now Russia and people changed Citizenship.

So all the talk about Russia losing was BS. The European idiots forget that the Russians don’t give a frick how many troops they lose, as long as they keep moving forward.