Come on, they want a genocide of the ukranian people and to annex the territory.

That's all this has ever been about. Money. Land and resources.

So back in 1994 my neighbours and I agreed that I'd give them my anti-theft fog cannons, as long as they promise not to steal my stuff.

Then in 2014 they sent some buddies in to burgle my place, and got away with a chunk of my stuff - and I know it was said neighbour behind it, because they now openly claim what was taken is theirs (of course, I never agreed with them on that).

Then since February 2022 they've started regularly burgling my place - in the first few weeks, they tried to take literally everything, but fortunately I hired good security guards and they only got away with about 20% of my stuff (including what they stole in 2014).

I've been trying to make arrangements for a monitored alarm system that will bring in a large external response if more burglaries happen, but the security company doesn't want to take it on the contract while a burglary is in progress - but they did sell me some gear. I'm still working on getting the contract.

They say they'll stop trying to burgle my place as long as I promise not to ever get a monitored burglar alarm, to officially sign over the property they've already stolen and to stop trying to get it back, stop buying stuff to protect my property from the monitored security company, and that I fire most of my security guards.

Do you think this is really their end game, or if I agree, do you think they'll just be back burgling more as soon as I make those promises, with fewer security guards and stuff to protect my house? After all, I did have an agreement with them back in 1994 and they didn't follow that.

I really wish this war could be over so Zelinsky can get back to making hilarious sitcoms for Netflix

What fucking idiots. I feel bad for the (good) people there, but after all the pain and destruction Russia has caused, I hope at the end of this they end up a broken, destitute, isolated nation too weak to ever be a threat to anyone else ever again...

The USA has no leverage left to put on Russia, trump is too weak and won't go after Putin.

The only thing that would change the status quo at the negotiating table is external influence on the battle field by a western power. Something no one wants to commit to in fear of escalation.

Meanwhile Ukraine will get a raw deal losing a third of its territory with the very real prospect of Russia walking in and taking the rest in a few years time.

I hope the russian federation dissolves in the next decade. The world will be a better place without them, when moscow is just a small pariah state.

Anchorage agreement is the the new Ribentropp-Molotov pact I guess

Here’s the Deal …Putin can go F himself. Take it or leave it

Isn't it as simple as Putin wanting the USSR to be restored?