I have a couple people on ignore. Who was the poster in question. I'll do as you suggested...and comment back to you.
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anonymoose
Classical Liberal
Putin won’t have anything to do with Z because he doesn’t consider him a legitimate president so that simply wouldn’t have been possible.
Trump has already spoken with him about the meeting so he is being included. Trump will also meet face to face with Z.
The NYTimes also reports that “European leaders” (whoever that is) will also be in on the meeting.
What else could he possibly do?
So I suppose you consider the status quo of a continued slowly losing war by Ukraine is the best way to go because Z wasn’t at the meeting ?
Surely you’re more intelligent than that.
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
christiefan915
Catalyst
Do you disagree?Was it on the internet?
If so it must be true !
Well, Miss Marple, he did say that a small incursion would be alright.
I have no answers except that more than a million soldiers have died, Ukrainian and Russian.
I expect you know of a time in our history when a large country used naked aggression and invaded a smaller country, the rest of the world would unite and defeat the larger aggressor.
Those days are long gone so the pragmatic solution would be to acknowledge the fact that Russia has won some parts of Ukraine.
It stinks but it is what it is, Miss Marple.
Then Trump should have stayed out of it. The only way to peace is to have Z on board...and Z, correctly so, has said he will not simply cede any territory to Putin.
If Russia invaded Alaska and decided it would not end the invasion until the US ceded Alaska back to Russia...would you expect us to cede it?
Bullshit. First of all, I doubt Z trusts anything Trump says, because Trump is a liar among liars. I would not trust Trump if he said gesundheit to me after a sneeze.
Without Z at the meeting...the thing was all show.
Include them from the beginning...or stay the hell out of it.
Conclude whatever you want. I have been very clear on my position.
I am reasonably intelligent.
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MAGAts are cray-cray. They all need to be sedated and put into a home. Maybe a lobotomy.
It's step one, Miss Marple.
Step two occurs when Zelensky meets with President Trump and step three is when President Trump meets with our European allies.
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
I can’t believe you even ask that. Wow.
Well, no, Anchovies.
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christiefan915
Catalyst
No answer, just snark. If Zelensky wasn't there, the meeting about ending the war was a worthless photo-op.
Ah, “earl,” acronyms are not abbreviationsWell, no, Anchovies.
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Abbreviations are common and acceptable not just in informal but also in academic, scientific, and other formal writing. They can help prevent long, complicated terms from being unnecessarily repeated in a text and are also useful when space is limited (e.g., in figures and tables).
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christiefan915
Catalyst
Do you think Putin and Zelensky don't need to meet, Mr. Earl? And if not, why not?
More than that, it was a victory for Putin, he got everything he wanted: no ceasefire, no sanctions, world recognition, and time for Russia to pummel the Ukraine into submission. One would have to wonder why they actually met
Just TACO being TACO
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
Are you really so deluded to think Ukraine will get any of its lost territory back?
If we were a militarily weak country and had the entire West helping us and we were still losing we’d probably have no other choice. Your hypothetical is an impossibility.
OK
Z will be at the next meeting.
So the status quo of losing the war is your solution.
So a fruitless war is your “solution”.
If not, what is? Have NATO directly involved?
anonymoose
Classical Liberal
How can that possibly happen if Putin refuses to do so?
Sure, they are...a form of an abbreviation:
"What is an acronym?
For one, acronyms are types of abbreviations.
***Specifically, an acronym is a specific type of abbreviation*** formed from the first letters of a multi-word term, name, or phrase, with those letters pronounced together as one term. OPEC—or the O(rganization of) P(etroleum) E(xporting) C(ountries)—is an acronym because we pronounce it as one word, oh-pek." (Asterisks are mine)
What's The Difference Between Acronyms vs. Abbreviations?
Is there a difference between acronyms and abbreviations? Most people think they’re pretty similar … and they’re definitely used in similar ways. But, there are slight differences
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christiefan915
Catalyst
If you mean he refuses to meet with Zelensky in person, then have him send a representative.
The negotiations are just beginning.
Don't you believe that the Head of State of Ukraine gets a say in the negotiations?
His countrymen and women have fought valiantly.
No one is ever going to confuse or would intentionally employ an acronym for an abbreviation, acronyms are for text messages, as I noted, popular with junior high girlsSure, they are...a form of an abbreviation:
"What is an acronym?
For one, acronyms are types of abbreviations.
***Specifically, an acronym is a specific type of abbreviation*** formed from the first letters of a multi-word term, name, or phrase, with those letters pronounced together as one term. OPEC—or the O(rganization of) P(etroleum) E(xporting) C(ountries)—is an acronym because we pronounce it as one word, oh-pek." (Asterisks are mine)
What's The Difference Between Acronyms vs. Abbreviations?
Is there a difference between acronyms and abbreviations? Most people think they’re pretty similar … and they’re definitely used in similar ways. But, there are slight differences