War with Russia

[Fab Foodie]

Nope, the last "question" has one question ("Who needs to concede what") and one statement ("why they should").

The third question would be: why should they?

And the plural of ellipsis is ellipses.

Oh Bum.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Devon....far from civilised.

...just going through a bad spell at the moment....

 

[Ian H]

Oh Bum.

...

 

[Ian H]

Negotiating with Putin, who seems to take pleasure in claiming one thing (eg. 'We're not invading') while blatantly doing the opposite, is going to be challenging.

 

[multitool]

There's nothing to negotiate. Any negotiations would be purely to Putin's advantage.

 

[BoldonLad]

Nearly all wars end in negotiation or the alternative which seems to be the absolute destruction of one side,which I can't see happening here ?
So it's more a question of not if but when...or a prolonged war with more bloodshed.Can anyone see a end to it ?

I don't doubt you are correct, but, sadly, before entering negotiations, each side strives to strengthen their negotiating position.

The cost, in a conflict, is human suffering and human lives, invariably, it is not the leaders who suffer the consequences.

Not condoning it, or agreeing with it, just stating the obvious.

 

[Deleted member 49]

Negotiating with Putin, who seems to take pleasure in claiming one thing (eg. 'We're not invading') while blatantly doing the opposite, is going to be challenging.

Very ...

 

[multitool]

I'm not sure those west of Russia particularly care what Putin thinks about the arms deliveries. Russia is in an extremely weak position, militarily and diplomatically.

 

[Ian H]

Very ...
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Escalation in this case means nuclear.

 

[multitool]

Putin is absolutely not going to use nuclear weapons and his talk of it is a sign of weakness.

 

[Deleted member 49]

Putin is absolutely not going to use nuclear weapons and his talk of it is a sign of weakness.

Phew....that's a weight of my mind

 

[Rusty Nails]

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According to Putin he is not at war with Ukraine, just carrying out a special military operation. Therefore there is no war to escalate, and the extra tanks are just to help Ukraine counteract the terrible effects of this special operation.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Phew....that's a weight of my mind

There's a school of thought that says he won't push the button because he can't guarantee that any of it will actually work properly....

 

[Deleted member 49]

There's a school of thought that says he won't push the button because he can't guarantee that any of it will actually work properly....

Probally the same school of thought that thinks Joe's lost the nuclear codes somewhere in his garage....

 

[Fab Foodie]

Probally the same school of thought that thinks Joe's lost the nuclear codes somewhere in his garage....

That's a certainty....