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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Ukraine would have to make concessions over land that Russia had taken since 2014 as part of any agreement to end the war.
Mr. Rubio spoke as he was flying to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for talks with senior Ukrainian officials, and 10 days after a contentious White House meeting between President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky. The Trump administration halted military aid to Ukraine after the blowup, which centered on Mr. Trump’s refusal to include any security guarantees in a proposed deal involving Ukraine’s natural resources.
Likely true if we’re being real but… You don’t say that outloud you incompetent fucking negotiator.
Ukraine is winning. That’s why Trump has stopped supporting them on request from Putin.
If your news isn’t telling you Ukraine are currently stronger on the battlefield, change news outlets.
Russia is collapsing - this war is absolutely draining their economy. The questions are whether Ukraine could keep that momentum if the US suddenly cuts off communication media and whether continuing a war to a victorious position is worth the cost to Ukrainians. I’m not there, I don’t get any input on the decision, but I’m absolutely understanding of my Ukrainian coworker that fled the country and wouldn’t ill judge Ukraine seeking an earlier peace in exchange for concessions.
https://kyivindependent.com/38-percent-ukrainians-territorial-concessions/
Russia is not collapsing, that’s European propaganda.
Mind sharing a source. Latest stories i see is ukraine falling back in kursk and general russian advances on the main front
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/world/europe/ukraine-russia-eastern-front-line.html
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https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/03/08/ukraine-stops-russian-advance-near-pokrovsk-as-moscows-forces-exhaust-resources/
Both of these links are “Ukraine says”.
I wouldn’t stop supporting Ukraine with everything that isn’t bolted down, because accepting any Russian conquests is worse. But let’s not pretend we’ll know the truth before this conflict ends. Or even much later.
Obviously you have bad news sources if you after three years believe Ukraine isn’t trustworthy regarding what happens on the battlefield.
That’s a you-issue.
I doubt that, why would they agree to the cease fire if that was true
To please the royal highness Trump.
Last I checked Ukraine is ceding a lot of ground in Kursk. Are you saying that’s all a lie?
Kursk is Russia - Ukraine have no intentions of keeping that land. It served its purpose of draining Russian resources well.
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He’s a negotiator in the same way the drive thru person at McDonalds is a negotiator.
I don’t believe that Rubio has earned that distinction in the slightest, even in a derogatory manner. In fact, I am pretty sure that he has only ever once walked onto a used car lot and that resulted in only two things happening. One, learning that he ought not walk onto a used car lot. And two, the true value of a high mileage Jeep.