NightOwl@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoU.S. Rejects Putin’s Latest Call for Ukraine Negotiationswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square206linkfedilinkarrow-up1264arrow-down110file-text
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minus-squareJack@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down3·2 years agoMy question is why is the US rejecting anything, isn’t that a war between Russia and Ukraine?
minus-squareLegate Damar@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down3·2 years agoThat’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.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down17·2 years agoIs anybody actually so naive as to believe that Ukraine has any say in this?
minus-squaremellowheat@suppo.fideleted by creatorlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·2 years agohttps://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.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·2 years agoThat’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.
My question is why is the US rejecting anything, isn’t that a war between Russia and Ukraine?
That’s the reason they’re rejecting it. From the article:
Is anybody actually so naive as to believe that Ukraine has any say in this?
https://news.gallup.com/poll/512258/ukrainians-stand-behind-war-effort-despite-fatigue.aspx
Key points:
So not only Ukraine but ukrainians seem to agree with White House’s assessment.
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.