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US President Donald Trump says Russia has made a "pretty big concession" to end the war in Ukraine by stopping short of taking the "whole country."

https://archive.ph/SHgoJ

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[–] Bonesince1997@lemmy.world 191 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Things a rapist would say.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 132 points 1 week ago

Things a rapist is saying

[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 68 points 1 week ago (3 children)

He could have killed her too, but he ONLY raped her. What a beneficent act. /s

[–] axh@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's even dumber than that. Because, using the same parallel, he didn't do it only because she kicked him in the balls and pulled out a knife (meaning: Ukraine defended itself, it was not Moscow's decision to stop).

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 week ago

Exactly where my mind went as well.

Bet he's thought about it.

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[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 73 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Look at the stupid America has unleashed on the world.

Put your dicks away, you’re stinking up the place.

[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hate that so many in my country are oblivious to the repercussions of electing this monster.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

Maybe half of you shouldn't of stayed home to 'punish Kamala'?

People who didn't vote are just as guilty as those who voted for Trump.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Especially the ones who refused to vote for her on the basis of the genocide in Palestine as if Trump wasn't just as bad or worse in supporting Israel and as if the American establishment hadn't always supported Israel. That idea that somehow not voting for her in that election would improve a single thing about that genocide was so stupid.

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[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 64 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its not a concession. They tried. they came very close to accomplishing their goal. But because of the outcomes of the battles of Irpin, Bucha, Hostomel Airport, and one of the most critical battles of the entire war, Moschun, Russia was defeated and lost their opportunity to quickly topple the government.

In short. They didnt concede. They got their asses handed to them. And played it off as an act of mercy when they ran away with their tails between their legs.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

And now Putin is trying to win through "peace" negotiations what he failed to achieve through war. But if Europe and Ukraine refuse Trump's extortion, Putin is going to suffer defenstraphobia for the (hopefully short and miserable) remainder of his life.

[–] SunshineJogger@feddit.org 55 points 1 week ago

Concession? They tried to do exactly that and are still trying.

Trump really is a Russian

[–] _fool_@lemm.ee 54 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Exactly what Putin's bitch would say. Not surprising.

[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 29 points 1 week ago

For someone who claims to be an old school masculine individual he is an incredibly insecure whore.

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The world is held hostage by three sociopaths, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu. Two of them are war criminals, and the third is waiting to happen at any moment.

[–] jjpamsterdam@feddit.org 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't want to excuse Netanyahu here. He certainly belongs behind bars in my opinion. However, he only holds a part of the world hostage rather than all of it. I see him on par with folks like Kim Jon Un or Mohamed bin Salman rather than Trump or Putin.

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[–] REDACTED@infosec.pub 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Israel is like a city in US. They have 10 million population. They are local, not global players.

I fully expected you to say Xi

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I agree, the third big single powerful person is certainly Xi. I suppose one can say the "sociopath" is more evident with Netanyahu than Xi, because for now China is able to sit back and let Russia and USA self sabotage to a weaker position while mucking with the rest of the world, while China gets to play comparative good guy in foreign policy. This is of course grading on a curve, they aren't saints either.

[–] Fluke@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

What is this?! Nuanced thoughts that recognise that everyone is an arsehole? On my internet?!

💛

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[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago

if Russia could have seized all of Ukraine they would have already what a load of shit

[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I hate this timeline. I hate that my manager, a WOMAN, voted for this POS. Every post I make on Facebook about what he did today is an indirect laser beamed thought to her “this is YOUR fault!”

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[–] Suriel@lemm.ee 33 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How kind of Putin. USA is truly a Russia's oblast.

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[–] MehBlah@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Funny way of saying they tried and failed.

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[–] Charlxmagne@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Its been so painfully obvious this man's been Putin's bitch since 2016, there's a reason people were suspecting Russia interfered with that election, his supporters denied it, and now that he's openly supporting all of his asslickers showing support as well and following their herd like the good obedient sheep they are.

[–] Doctor_Satan@lemm.ee 11 points 1 week ago

Its been so painfully obvious this man’s been Putin’s bitch since 2016

He's been Russia's bitch since at least 1987.

[–] etuomaala@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Anybody but Trump would have died of shame long ago.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That’s a world I’d like to live in. Where asshole grifters could just die of shame. No more grifters.

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[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck the US. It's on the same level as Russia and China for me at this point.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

China's honestly gone up a rank, and that isn't because it has changed

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 23 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Does he know what concession means?

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago

Every accusation is one?

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

That's where you buy the hamberders right

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[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh if they could, they would

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

I was about to say, they tried. They have been trying for three years. They've committed a TON more forces than Ukraine, and still haven't made significant progress. The invasion is a military failure on pretty much every level, and it's only the most delusional that think Russia still has any chance of actually pulling off a successful annexation or occupation for any significant length of time.

[–] CobraChicken3000@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 week ago

Not for the lack of trying

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 21 points 1 week ago

It was very kindhearted of Putin to not meet his military objectives in the planned two weeks, instead extending the war for three years, in order to make it a more fair contest for Ukraine.

There, am I doing stooge-speak right?

[–] itisileclerk@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Then Islamic terrorists made big conncession by not hijacking every airplane and crush it into building.

[–] chellewalker@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 week ago

I guess by that standard, I made a "pretty big concession" by not doing that 3rd push-up. I totally could have, promise.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago

Who stopped them, motherfucker?

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When he dies it’s going to be the party of the century

[–] tal@lemmy.today 11 points 1 week ago (11 children)

After he leaves office, I don't really want to think about him again.

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[–] Hikuro93@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Trump the coward. The definition of 'getting peace' is to just make the smaller side capitulate to the bigger one. And then act surprised when said peace doesn't hold long.

No surprises that Russia is volunteering to mediate the Iran-US conflict either. Friends always watch each other's backs.

A mediator doesn't take sides. It's the most basic principle. If you're gonna do that - taking the easiest and cowardly way - just step aside and let more competent people handle it before you make an even bigger mess. Some 'help' simply isn't worth the hassle.

And Russia did not take more land for a simple reason - not because of concessions or kindness, but because the small David held their ground against the Goliath invading them. It's that simple, nepo crybaby.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

The definition of ‘getting peace’ is to just make the smaller side capitulate to the bigger one.

And grabbing a piece of the action while rewarding the aggressor.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 9 points 1 week ago

If the Chinese leader acted like this they would be lighting police stations on fire. Why are Americans limp dicked?

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