Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin – the Russian mercenary leader whose plane crashed weeks after he led a mutiny against Moscow’s military leadership – shows what happens when people make deals with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

As Ukraine’s counteroffensive moves into a fourth month, with only modest gains to show so far, Zelensky told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria he rejected suggestions it was time to negotiate peace with the Kremlin.

“When you want to have a compromise or a dialogue with somebody, you cannot do it with a liar,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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    1 year ago

    Why shouldn’t I? Don’t the people want to join Russia?

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      1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure Ukrainians being bombed have no interest in joining Russia.

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        1 year ago

        You mean the Ukrainians that Ukraine was bombing before Russia even got involved at all?

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          1 year ago

          I mean the Ukrainians being bombed by Russia. I assume you’re aware that thousands of Ukrainian civilians have been killed by Russia.

          The problem you have with the Donbas genocide narrative is that, even if true, it doesn’t justify an invasion, killing even more people.

          Why a supposed communist would even want to justify Russia’s actions in this conflict remains a complete fucking mystery.