• MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    There will be peace when Putin is dead and Russia withdrawals.

    I’m not trying to be rude because your original question seemed to be asked in decent faith, but this is an absurdly simplistic and unrealistic view.

    Do you actually think that if Putin had a heart attack tomorrow the war would end? This is war caused by over a decade of political decisions and serious material interests. No one in Putin’s government, party, the media, or even the opposition would support a Russian surrender or peace agreement that doesn’t maintain regions like the Donbas.

    And beyond that, Russia has no incentive to withdraw prematurely but plenty of very serious reasons not to.