Vladimir Putin said a U.S. delegation is expected to arrive in Moscow in the first half of next week to discuss the latest American proposal to end the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine.

Speaking at a press conference during a visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday, Putin said no draft peace agreement had been agreed to in recent talks between the U.S. and Ukraine, only a list of issues to be discussed.

Putin also said it was “pointless” to sign any documents with Ukraine’s current leadership, alleging that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lacked legitimacy to do so.

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    More like to the last Russian, at the speed he’s going through them

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    Why bother with a peace deal of any kind then? Oh right cuz your full of shit

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    He sure talks a lot of shit for someone who’s almost broke, and has to backfill with North Korean soldiers.

    He’s just attempting to appear strong to prevent himself from falling out a window.

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    Ready to fight to the last

    Gaslighting

    Pointless to sign anything

    Obstructing

    Ukraine’s government is illegitimate

    Projecting

    … Where do I know this playbook from?

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      Very probable. At this point it is solely his personal project. The Russians just comply with him because, well, that is what Russians do.

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        I’m always astounded at the near universal human ability to act as though some demented fuckhead is some super wizard who forces them to do shit. Putin is just some guy, he’s largely useless and he wears stupid high-heels because he’s not even able to stand up to his own crap. Everyone could just start ignorning him tomorrow but they don’t.

        Part of that problem is there are a lot of people who love to be thugs. They’re just broken losers who love taking orders that let them be mean to others and the world would be so much better with them as red paste on the sidewalk to be washed away by the rain.

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      Depends how he dies.

      If he gets Gaddafied by his own people, I imagine his successor might try to do things differently.

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      Probably not, the way Russia is right now it’s more likely some nationalist military commander fills that power vacuum then a sane democratic regime.

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        It wouldn’t necessarily take a sane democratic regime to end the war. A military dictator could just as well do that. It is not their project but very specifically Putin’s project, and a military dictator could use the military power expended in the war much better elsewhere.

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    Pretty much every thing putin says is a lie. He says he’ll fight to the last Ukrainian - this means he knows he has to concede.

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    He’s 73. He has a good person doing his plastic surgeon work. He has the same distracting headlines as trump though.

    The Russian political magazine Sobesednik (Russian: Собеседник) alleged in 2018 that Putin had a sensory room installed in his private residence in the Novgorod Oblast.[544] The White House, as well as Western generals, politicians, and political analysts, have questioned Putin’s mental health after two years of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.[545][546][547]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

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      He has a good person doing his plastic surgeon work.

      ???
      What? That must be a lousy plastic surgeon then, or extremely poor material to work on, because he looks every bit 73 years old. I had a neighbor who was 71, and they look very similar in age, and my neighbor most definitely never saw a plastic surgeon.

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        He kind of looks the same as he has for a decade now. Maybe that’s what I’m seeing, he’s always look this old.

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            Also Russian age different. They go from young looking 18-25 to 60 year old at 35

            There’s also the babushka bomb

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              There’s a huge difference between a hard life at the low end of the scale, to a privileged lifestyle like Putin has.
              Also I don’t believe your images represent what you claim, and finally nationality has NOTHING to do with it.

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                Putin wasn’t always privileged IIRC. He was a taxi driver at one point, and I also wouldn’t call being a paper-pusher for the KGB a laid back no-stress lifestyle.

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              No need to add racism. Not like Putin is even a human to compare to regular Russian people.

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                Correct. Most russian people are drunks. But the Putler has to refrain by necessity.

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              Kinda racist ass shit is this? Your nationality has far less to do with how you age than the genetic lottery that it actually is.

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    That’s great to hear, as the US is also ready to fight until the last Ukrainian.

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      I think you mean USA is ready to do nothing until the last Ukrainian.
      Fuck USA.

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        Our MIC stocks are through the roof thanks to the brave Ukrainian fighters. SLAVA UKRAINE!

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          Our MIC stocks are through the roof

          No actually they are not, for instance Lockheed Martin AFAIK the biggest weapons manufacturer in USA, is worth about the same as it was 5 years ago.
          European military companies on the other hand have increased a lot in recent years, while American have declined.
          USA alone and not to be trusted is not a good strategy for exporting weapons to former allies.
          ALL NATO countries are seeking alternatives to American weapons now.

          Contrary to McDonnell Douglas Rheinmetall has increased 700% in 3 years!!

          Rheinmetall:
          https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/RHM.DE/

          Lockheed Martin https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/LMT/

          Edit:
          Changed US example to Lockheed Martin.

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            Oh my, look at that Lockheed Martin stock jump in early 2022. Wonder what happened around that time. Do you have an example that disproves my point, instead of literally sourcing exactly what I said?

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              You really are a special kind of dense, look how it immediately drops again so it now is at the exact same level it was 4 years ago.
              Why are you spreading false info?

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                Wait a second, are you seriously this ignorant about stocks?

                The US stopped sending military aid, so the price went down. When the US was sending aid, the price went up.

                This is one of those instances where the internet crowd is wrong, again.

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                I’m literally looking at the link you provided. Went from 330, then Russia fully invaded Ukraine in Feb of 2022, and stock price shot up, though now it’s back to a meager 450.

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                  Hey man, there’s no winning with these people when they all decide to agree with each other.

                  It’s about fitting in, not being correct.

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                  No matter how you look at it, even 20% in 4-5 years is very far from through the roof, especially considering the USD also lost 10-15% value in that time.

                  Rheinmetall was about €80 5 years ago and is now €1500 that’s an increase of 1775%, Now THAT’S THROUGH THE ROOF.
                  And that is in a currency that has kept it’s value.

                  So you original statement remains decidedly false.