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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reaffimed his firm refusal to cede any territory, resisting U.S. pressure for a painful compromise with Russia as he continued to rally European support for Ukraine.

“Undoubtedly, Russia insists for us to give up territories. We, clearly, don’t want to give up anything. That’s what we are fighting for,” Zelenskyy said in a WhatsApp chat late Monday in which he answered reporters’ questions.

“Do we consider ceding any territories? According to the law we don’t have such right. According to Ukraine’s law, our constitution, international law, and to be frank, we don’t have a moral right either.”

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[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 29 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Europe should stop acting like Trump is a reasonable person. He is not. And he is a Russian asset.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Europe should stop acting like Trump is a reasonable person.

I'm pretty sure thwy are aware.

I suspect they're hoping there are still some sane heads in Washington.

[–] 7101334@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago

I don't know if "sane" is the right way to describe the historical MO of the US Government with or without Trump, but I know what you mean. I think.

[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 25 points 9 hours ago (3 children)

Zelensky should ask Trump how much American land he is willing to give Putin.

[–] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 10 points 7 hours ago

That's easy. All of it.

[–] SethTaylor@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

Well, he's already let ol' man Vlad sniff around Alaska, so...

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

That could turn into a slippery slope

[–] emax_gomax@lemmy.world 21 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (3 children)

Isnt this how russia took crimea. What makes anyone believe this'll be the last time.

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 14 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

And wasn't Trump bitching about how Obama allowed Russia to take over Crimea? Yet he's doing the same, even worse right now. But of course it's hardly news to any sane person that he is a two faced lying hypocritical bitch.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Don't forget that 20% of Georgias internationally recognized borders are held by Russia as well, taken when Bush was President.

[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 4 points 8 hours ago

Isnt this how russia took crimea.

No, not at all.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_annexation_of_Crimea

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Ukraine still officially contests Crimea. It hasn't been surrendered.

But there's also no real expectation Ukraine can retake the territory in their current position. And the longer the war drags on, the more territory they're in a position to lose.

[–] MrMakabar@slrpnk.net 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The war is currently seeing a very very slow Russian advance, but Ukraine seems to finally be able to strike the Russian economy. The drone attacks against the Russian oil industry are certainly new and increase the cost of war for Russia. Germany lost WW1 without a hostile soldier on its original territory for example.

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[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 40 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

When a home invader breaks in, just let him keep the living room, as long as he stays out of the kitchen and bedrooms. It's a reasonable compromise.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

This reads better in the original Navajo

[–] fort_burp@feddit.nl 4 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Is that for real?

Edit: Ok lol you got me (I stupid). I found this interesting page while I was checking though: https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/blog/home-invasion-how-does-stand-your-ground-or-castle-doctrine-apply/

I wonder how you say "Castle Doctrine" in Navajo...

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Never loud enough such that they can hear you from an artillery battery.

Sort of half the joke. Some natives sued for peace. Other natives fought to the last man. None of them won in the end, because they were outgunned, outnumbered, and outflanked. The survivors were just the ones who were best at survival, not the most committed to a particular ideology or position.

[–] axexrx@lemmy.world -2 points 6 hours ago
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