Check this out. . .talk about Russian hubris!

[AZLD4Candidate]

https://news.yahoo.com/russias-attack-pushes-farther-ukraine-120912257.html

Here is the excerpt:

Kremlin open to talks if Ukraine stops fighting

The Kremlin said Friday it is ready to hold talks with Ukrainian officials, but only after Ukrainian forces stand down. The conditional offer came as Russian forces bore down on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to send a delegation to Belarus to meet with Ukrainian officials. This came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is willing to discuss a non-aligned status for the country, which would essentially mean dropping the country's bid to join NATO.

However, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine must put down its arms before any talks happen, according to Russia's state controlled TASS News Agency.

Stop defending yourself and we'll talk. Putin has backed himself in a corner. He had to invade. If he didn't, he'd look weak and a blowhard in the eyes of the international community.

His reign all comes down to this. If he wins, he gets Ukraine and becomes an international pariah with all countries except despotic ones. If he loses, he loses everything he's built, buries Russian prestige for decades, becomes an international pariah, and will only be able to do business with despotic regimes.

Completely miscalculated the response.

[texasfiddler]

1. I am fairly confident Putin would not be doing this if the invasion was going as planned. NT

[uponit7771]

3. +1

[dalton99a]

2. Yep - "Come kneel before me"

[Chainfire]

4. Putin will see it as being magnanimous in victory.

He has forgotten that the victory part has to come first. The war may last for decades, even after Putin has installed a puppet.

[madamesilverspurs]

5. Yeah, right.

Conjures up images of the abuser caught in the act, casting himself as the victim and claiming self-defense because she bloodied his fist with her cheek . . .


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[Dirty Socialist]

6. My Response

Nuts

[Carlitos Brigante]

8. Should be the Ukrainian response. As in "Deez nutz!!!!" nt

[Carlitos Brigante]

7. "Sir!! Be reasonable! I know I broke into your house with this gun. But please put

the knife away. Why are you being like this?".

May Mr. Putin fall down on his stupid ass platypus lips for what he's done.

[Silent3]

9. На хуй, Путін. n/t