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Rhiannon12866

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Sun Aug 17, 2025, 03:15 AM Aug 2025

Putin demands control of Ukrainian territory in exchange for freezing conflict - ABC News



After meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Donald Trump is preparing to meet Monday with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. - 08/16/2025.
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Putin demands control of Ukrainian territory in exchange for freezing conflict - ABC News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Aug 2025 OP
Putin will stop fighting when his invasion is complete. Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #1
It is really hard to push away my thoughts re: Putin (almost more than it is toward his orange buddy) hlthe2b Aug 2025 #2

hlthe2b

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2. It is really hard to push away my thoughts re: Putin (almost more than it is toward his orange buddy)
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 06:28 AM
Aug 2025

And I consider myself a committed pacifist. What must those who are less so be thinking? Putin may think himself invincible, but is he?

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