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Re:Putin, czar with no empire, needs military victory for hi... by dragonwriter on Sunday February 19, 2023 @07:58PM (#34863682)
> How many Ukranian lives do you think it’s worth spending to retake the occupied territories of Donbas and Crimea?

I think that’s up to the Ukrainians.

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Re:Putin, czar with no empire, needs military victory for hi... by Tycho on Sunday February 19, 2023 @08:01PM (#34863697)
Not the ones who are being conscripted and sent to the frontline to be slaughtered. I wouldn’t really say it was “up to them.”
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Re:Putin, czar with no empire, needs military victory for hi... by TheOtherHobbes on Sunday February 19, 2023 @08:45PM (#34864041)
Especially not the Russian ones.
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