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This has to be propaganda BS...Russia recruits drunk villagers from the north as cannon fodder on the Ukrainian front
Military recruiters abduct men from their homes and force them to sign contracts, even if they are heavily intoxicated. Some of the men are killed in the first battle, the Barents Observer found out.www.thebarentsobserver.com
Russia isn't playing the west's games any more.Russia wants to continue war in Ukraine, Polish secretary of state tells Euronews
In an interview with Euronews' morning show Europe Today, Ignacy Niemczycki warned that "Russia is not negotiating with goodwill right now" despite ongoing peace talks.
Polish Secretary of State for European Affairs Ignacy Niemczycki is "really hoping" that the US can "convince Russia to be more creative" in trilateral peace talks that will resume in Abu Dhabi this Wednesday – but that whereas "Ukraine made a significant effort to end the war", Russia is "trying to prolong the discussion".
This will be the second round of discussions after negotiations last month ended with little success.
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Russia wants to continue war in Ukraine – Polish secretary of state
In an interview with Euronews' morning show Europe Today, Ignacy Niemczycki warned that "Russia is not negotiating with goodwill right now" despite ongoing peace talks. #EuropeTodaywww.euronews.com
“… a world turned upside down - a dark, fretful more dangerous place where treaties and laws are no longer respected, alliances are broken, trust is fungible, principles are negotiable and morality is a dirty word. It’s an ugly, disordered world of raw power, brute force, selfish arrogance, dodgy deals and brazen lies. It’s been coming for a while.”
The Ukraine war will be over when Putin decides it will be over.Living with the Ukraine War and its Consequences
First published in the Naval Review.
By the Editor: The expert author continues his ongoing survey of the Ukraine War, providing updates on the military, economic, and geopolitical developments in the conflict, with the resulting implications for the Royal Navy. A 30 minute read.
At the time of writing, the outcome of the Ukraine war is hard to call, but most people expect it will drag on for a while yet. As Mark Twain reminded us, predictions are always difficult, particularly about the future. There are just too many variables in the equation. But one thing we can be certain about is that regardless of the war’s outcome, things are going to be affected by it. When President Trump mused about the prospect of ending the war by Christmas 2025, it seems eerily and worryingly reminiscent of similar assumptions in 1914. It would all be over by Christmas and things would rapidly get back to normal. This was wrong then and it’s likely to be wrong now. The international order is changing. But how much it will change is still a matter of debate. Despite everything we shouldn’t give up quite yet.
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