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Maraya1969

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3. I asked Google how the war was going and this was the response.

Reply to Swede (Reply #2)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:07 AM

Thursday

"The Ukraine war is a brutal, grinding conflict with Russia occupying roughly 20% of the country. While Russian forces have made marginal, slow territorial gains in the east, they are paying an extraordinarily high price in manpower. Both sides are currently exhausted by intense attrition, and diplomatic efforts remain highly fluid"

I don't know where that second post got the idea that Ukraine is doing better without Trump in the picture. I wouldn't doubt it but I just never heard it.

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2 Bluesky posts on my timeline, one after the other. What a mess the old world is in. And one from facebook [View all] Swede Thursday OP

I'd like further verification about that second one. Not that I don't believe it, I would just like more information Maraya1969 Thursday #1

When I google searched the second post ("I'm a boomer etc,) only my DU post showed up. Swede Thursday #2

I asked Google how the war was going and this was the response. Maraya1969 Thursday #3

That's the third post. The second post is a Bluesky quote. Swede Thursday #4

OK my bad. Maraya1969 Thursday #5