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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by JohnBooty on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:08PM (#43210923) 

     I would argue that we did our bid for European stability, 
     that everybody thought Ukraine would be quickly overrun.
Have we? I think we've taught Russia and China that they can annex whoever they want to annex.

We've taught them that it may or may not come at a high price, depending on which party happens to be in power at the moment.

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Re:Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting by encoderer on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:11PM (#43210985)
Yes we raised the stakes considerably. Russia thought the Ukraine operation would be over in weeks.

Fast forward a few more years. Russia is encircling Kiev. Are we supposed to put American boots on the ground? Give them tactical nukes? Wouldn’t giving up then just “teach them” the same thing?

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