2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine (Part 3)

Trying they damnedest to keep outside information out

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Zelenskyy has been unwilling to take meaningful steps toward a realistic ceasefire. Instead, he presses on ostensibly in hope of recapturing all Ukraine’s lost territory by force of arms.

The other interpretation that I’ve read is that Ukraine aims to take back enough territory to negotiate from an advantageous position. Inserting “ostensibly” enables the author to ignore this possibility.

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A ceasefire with someone who has been targeting civilian infrastructure and medical personnel among other war crimes is not one with great auspices…

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And yet that’s considered to be the liberal best response in Gaza and Lebanon. Like a best case.

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My response to that:

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Sometimes you just have to learn things the hard way…

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