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A decision to negotiate over the heads of the Ukrainians would reveal just how Trump sees Ukraine and Europe.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://theconversation.com/ukraine-isnt-invited-to-its-own-peace-talks-history-is-full-of-such-examples-and-the-results-are-devastating-250049


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[–] Bloomcole@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

They are not in charge, the US/NATO is. They are merely only doing the fighting and dying.

As it was written decades ago by what people call a philanthropist for some reason:

the combination of manpower from Eastern Europe with the technical capabilities of NATO would greatly enhance the military potential of the Partnership because it would reduce the risk of body bags for NATO countries, which is the main constraint on their willingness to act.

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world -3 points 3 weeks ago (34 children)

Ukraine wasn’t invited to the decision to fight a proxy war either, or have its government overthrown in the Maidan Coup. And when they attempted peace talks before, their western handlers ordered them to keep fighting.

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