• NoiseColor @lemmy.world
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        2 天前

        Nobody thinks otherwise today, except people who won’t after either.

        This is not an exit for Putin. It’s the opposite. He hardly acknowledges existence of Zelensky, no way will he now submit to what he wrote in a letter.

        • If it was really was for Putin, it wouldn’t have been an open letter. It’s only there to say the chance was given. Putin isn’t really going to back down and say to the population “Oops, sorry I’ve sent a few hundred thousand sons and husbands to die for absolutely nothing. No hard feelings, right?”

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            2 天前

            But then who was it written for (what is the point of it)?

            I don’t think it was well placed. He has a difficult job and has to have constant public statements and activity. He has been doing amazing, he is sure to have an incredible team behind that. Not that it matters really in the grand picture, just that I think this one kind of falls flat. Like an intermezzo marketing thing, just to keep the war in the news.

    • unpossum@sh.itjust.works
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      2 天前

      It’s a clear invitation to peace, phrased in a way that would show weakness if accepted.

      Ukraine can point to it and say “we tried” and then continue curbstomping logistics until the Russian frontline collapses, and then we get real peace.

      (Yes, copium, but definitely consumer-grade)

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        2 天前

        Yes, that’s what I said. It’s not really an invitation to peace, it’s a taunt if anything. But on the other hand it’s not written like a taunt.

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      Same, Putin will never accept something like this. He’d rather drive Russia into the abyss than show weakness (in his eyes) and accept anything from Ukraine’s leader.