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Martin68

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22. Is this for real? The language is very strange. "the commander appealed directly to Vladimir Putin to threaten an

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 01:36 PM

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armed uprising" is a nonsensical phrase. It might be trying to say that the commander threatened Putin with an armed uprising, but it actually says he "appealed" to Putin, which makes no sense. Is it supposed to mean he "appealed to Putting to tell the truth about the war or else suffer an armed uprising?" That makes more sense.

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