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U.S. Rejects Putin’s Latest Call for Ukraine Negotiations (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

My question is why is the US rejecting anything, isn't that a war between Russia and Ukraine?

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's the reason they're rejecting it. From the article:

    “Barring a Ukrainian demand signal” for peace talks, “there’s unlikely to be a push from Washington,” he said.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Is anybody actually so naive as to believe that Ukraine has any say in this?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    https://news.gallup.com/poll/512258/ukrainians-stand-behind-war-effort-despite-fatigue.aspx

    Key points:

    • 60% want to keep fighting until victory (which >90% define as everything including Crimea liberated) -- down from 70% about a year ago
    • Zelensky's approval rating is >80%

    So not only Ukraine but ukrainians seem to agree with White House's assessment.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    That's back from October last year, a lot has happened since then such as massive failure of the Ukrainian offensive. However, what Ukrainians want is entirely beside the point. US makes the decisions.

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