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Good point. This would be the just and legal end. But Ukraine has already accepted that it might not happen soon so they want at least a ceasefire so they can explore and unjust but minimally acceptable solution. Putin rejects consistently

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He’s farther than ever from achieving this, but that’s why he wants control over the Ukr state and capitulation, so the Russian state Russify everyone— through murder, forced labour, deportations, and indoctrination

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Not even simply the resources. You could say he’s obsessed w taking Ukraine’s soul. It’s dramatic wording but what he wants is Ukrainians to abandon their distinctive identity and accept his view of them as a branch of the Russian nation…

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It’s about much more than land though. If there was even the slightest indication peace was possible with only surrendering the occupied territories, negotiation would be possible. But it’s clear Putin wants all of Ukraine, original goals, capitulation. And that’s what Trump calls peace too

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 7h

Absolutely all is true and the harshness is fully appropriate. My quibble is only that it requires Ze to choose between dignity and possibly enraging Trump even more.

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When Trump says Zelensky accepts ceasefire proposals but doesn’t really want peace he means “Ze doesn’t want to surrender”. Yes, Ze wants to negotiate not capitulate. When he says Pu does want peace even though he rejects ceasefires— yes, Pu wants Ukr capitulation and nothing short of it.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 7h

Trump's complaints about Zelensky/Ukraine and his insistence that he wants peace make sense with reality ONLY if we accept that he defines "peace" the exact same way Putin does-- as Ukrainian capitulation to Russian control.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 8h

It’s a fair question, of course, but it does give additional fodder to Trump’s hatred for Ukraine. I see it a bit as outsourcing harsh words to Ze. I think it’s better and it would achieve the exact same goal to pose these questions to Trump first. I rarely hear journalists being so blunt with him.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 11h

I have no doubt that a bunch of Zelensky's epic responses are going into the history books and this one might make the cut. Still, I wish Western journalists didn’t use him as a foil to express their criticism of Trump. Speak bravely to Trump, ask HIM this same question.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 13h

Интересно! Мерси

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She did, actually. It was a good interview

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This is pretty damn funny. I like this for her 🤣

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Yes, it’s all absurd but her party is winning significant votes so we have to push against her rather than ignore her, I think.

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

AfD’s leader is deeply dishonest. Zelensky has accepted every ceasefire proposal even though it represents a huge compromise-- letting russians remain in control of the Ukrainian territories they hold. Zelensky is also a priori committed to peace-- he never started a war to begin with!

Reporter to Weidel: Can you give me one piece of evidence that Putin is interested in peace? Weidel answers: Can you give me one piece of evidence that Zelensky is interested in peace?

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Zelensky is right. 👇

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

🇫🇷 France has something to lose: Zelenskyy responds to Le Pen regarding her promise to halt funding to Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted that the experience of the Ukrainian army on the battlefield is valuable for French defense companies, therefore, supporting Kyiv is mutually beneficial

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Stockholm Fella @stockholmfella.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

This is a ridiculous, bad faith response that strawmans the post. Ukraine also has common murderers and burglars you know, does that make them not the good guys IN THE WAR? Also, if you knew anything about the scale of Russian corruption, you wouldnt dare post this. I won’t be engaging anymore.

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Restricting Starlink is Trump's way of thanking Ukraine for helping to protect American bases in the Middle East. All while Russian satellites provide Iran with intel on American targets.

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What kind of a non sequitur is this? I’ve actually written quite extensively on the topic but the topic is completely unconnected to the facts stated in the post.

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A reminder that Ukraine are the good guys defending themselves and trying to survive. Literally nothing in the current shitstorm is Ukraine or Zelensky’s fault. Anyone dissecting Zelensky’s words/strategy to find faults has either hopelessly lost the forest from the trees or is doing it in bad faith

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Every move Trump has made in the last few days is purely anti-Ukrainian. It's not a negotiation and it has nothing to do with energy prices, with a peace process, or with Zelensky's attitude.

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US floats unfreezing some Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks, FT reports

Any and every pro-russian move can be justified as a carrot in a future peace negotiation. Stop treating this obvious obfuscation as good faith efforts. Trump already proved that he doesn't want to negotiate peace but to force Ukraine to surrender to russian demands! www.reuters.com/world/europe...

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The United States has proposed that European countries unfreeze ‌some Russian sovereign assets immobilised after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine and transfer them to ⁠a vehicle overseen by Washington...

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

It’s time to impeach Trump how. The U.S. has proposed that European countries unfreeze Russian sovereign assets and transfer them to a Washington-overseen vehicle in an effort to revive peace talks over Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/u-propo...

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U.S. proposes unfreezing Russian assets to restart Ukraine peace talks- FT

Investing.com-- The U.S. has proposed that European countries unfreeze some Russian sovereign assets and transfer them to a Washington-overseen vehicle in an effort to revive peace talks over Ukraine,...

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For some maybe it’s just that, but many sure seem invested in the hatred. I literally had to block a guy with all sorts of humanist/equality/liberation nice words in the bio who came to my post to gloat that now Ukrainians are punished for having accepted help from the empire.

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Trump denied the US has stopped intelligence sharing w Ukraine. Hopefully it’s because he knows it’s a super unpopular move he may not be able to keep up. If he thinks a 3 day suspension would cause Ukraine to capitulate to whatever he demands, he’s as clueless as Putin about Ukraine’s resolve.

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They are just asking me for analysis. It’s not the place to discuss what they can be doing.

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I mean, of course it isnt their top concern but their knee-jerk reaction is to dismiss or hate Ukraine. I agree about the nationalism part but that’s also baked into the hatred for bourgeois democracy. Their pet causes are fighting for liberation but Ukrainians are fighting for “ethno-nationalism”

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I gotta say nobody is falling for Trump’s tall tales about a great diesel deal to benefit Americans, a diplomatic strategy to restart peace talks, and the bad Zelensky who doesn’t want peace. Everyone understands what’s going on— Trump is helping Russia and trying to force Ukraine to surrender.

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Since 2022, I’ve been talking regularly to the media and you may have noticed that I often report having had to correct subtle preconceptions and interpretations that favour Russia’s position or take its disinfo narratives seriously. Today, I did 15 interviews across Canada and for Turkish TV and…

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Yes, but the alignment is strengthening and moving from the diplomatic to the military level

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It was shared like this on Twitter too. Kind of illustrates how rabidly antiUkr has been from the start

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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

this post is apparently from 2025 not today. I recognized the “he’ll lose his country” refrain…

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My Kyiv this night and early morning 💔 Photo 1 : Suspilne Novyny , Getty images , photo 2 : andrii_khodkov /instagram

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