U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States and its allies should not support a cease-fire or peace talks to end the war in Ukraine until Kyiv gains strength and can negotiate on its own terms. Blinken said in Finland on Friday that heeding calls from Russia and others for negotiations now would result in a false “Potemkin peace” that wouldn’t secure Ukraine’s sovereignty and or enhance European security. He argued that a cease-fire allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin “to consolidate control over the territory he has seized, and rest, rearm, and re-attack" would not bring "a just and lasting peace.” Kyiv has given confusing signals about whether a counteroffensive is coming or already underway.
“We believe the prerequisite for meaningful diplomacy and real peace is a stronger Ukraine, capable of deterring and defending against any future aggression,” Blinken said in a speech in Finland, which recently became NATO’s newest member and shares a long border with Russia.
(edit) - Wow it’s only been like 24 hours since I’ve been on Lemmy and I’ve been in arguments with and been down voted by tankies and fascist supporters.
There were plenty of people back in the day that said the U.S. should stay out of Europe and the Pacific. That we should just let the Nazis and Japan do what they pleased. Those people were either cowards or traitors.
In the end, it’s clear one country is the aggressor and must be stopped before they wipe out the other. Your argument boils down to “nah, fuck them Ukranians, let them die because Putin wants it”. Nope.
It’s Putin’s war. He can end it when he likes by getting the fuck out of Ukraine.
Or, we’ll bolster Ukraine’s military until they kick the shit out of the pathetic remains of Russia, they’ll rise up and kill Putin, and then struggle for the next few decades to get out of the dark ages that Putin sent them back into.
In the end I don’t really give a shit what a tankie bot account has to say, so have a day.
The US was involved in WWII from the beginning. They were just on the side of the Nazis. The State only intervened openly in the end to prevent the spread of communism. Then they made sure to rescue as many Nazis as possible and put them in positions of power in West Germany, the EU, and NATO, etc.
Since that war, the US has been doing ‘what they pleased’, exactly what the Nazis and what Japan would’ve done. To this day the US tortures, runs concentration camps, and brutally oppresses billions of people around the world.
Those who argued for the US to stay out were right then, and are still right today.
I have 2 quick questions 1 how can “Tankies” communists, Marxist Lenninists, The most anti-Facist folks you will ever meet facist supporters?
Second how exactly is this Putin’s war, as far as I can tell it is Ukraine who violated the Minsk accords for years and that was the inciting incident for this whole thing, now if you could show me how I am wrong I am all ears, but I feel it is irresponsible to pin an entire war on the president of a nation, let alone the one who did not violate the previous agreement
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(edit) - Wow it’s only been like 24 hours since I’ve been on Lemmy and I’ve been in arguments with and been down voted by tankies and fascist supporters.
There were plenty of people back in the day that said the U.S. should stay out of Europe and the Pacific. That we should just let the Nazis and Japan do what they pleased. Those people were either cowards or traitors.
In the end, it’s clear one country is the aggressor and must be stopped before they wipe out the other. Your argument boils down to “nah, fuck them Ukranians, let them die because Putin wants it”. Nope.
It’s Putin’s war. He can end it when he likes by getting the fuck out of Ukraine.
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Or, we’ll bolster Ukraine’s military until they kick the shit out of the pathetic remains of Russia, they’ll rise up and kill Putin, and then struggle for the next few decades to get out of the dark ages that Putin sent them back into.
In the end I don’t really give a shit what a tankie bot account has to say, so have a day.
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lol Belgograd goes brrr
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If by that you mean Russia losing a bunch of people fighting for and against Russia then sure. Belgograd referendum when?
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The US was involved in WWII from the beginning. They were just on the side of the Nazis. The State only intervened openly in the end to prevent the spread of communism. Then they made sure to rescue as many Nazis as possible and put them in positions of power in West Germany, the EU, and NATO, etc.
Since that war, the US has been doing ‘what they pleased’, exactly what the Nazis and what Japan would’ve done. To this day the US tortures, runs concentration camps, and brutally oppresses billions of people around the world.
Those who argued for the US to stay out were right then, and are still right today.
Gotcha, we’ll put you down in the “should have let the Nazis win” column then.
I think you’ve seriously misunderstood what I said.
I have 2 quick questions 1 how can “Tankies” communists, Marxist Lenninists, The most anti-Facist folks you will ever meet facist supporters?
Second how exactly is this Putin’s war, as far as I can tell it is Ukraine who violated the Minsk accords for years and that was the inciting incident for this whole thing, now if you could show me how I am wrong I am all ears, but I feel it is irresponsible to pin an entire war on the president of a nation, let alone the one who did not violate the previous agreement