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Ukraine's Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

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By JIM HEINTZ, DASHA LITVINOVA and LORI HINNANT

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I don’t know if the Russians are going to invade Ukraine. None of us do. But if they do invade, you’re going to have a lot of backtracking to do.

Well it seems Ukraine has been shelling Luhansk and Donetsk, and the leaders there have started evacuations and calling up volunteers to fight. If Ukraine does keep escalating, and invades this area, can Putin go in with his army to help them?

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The guy on the main photo must've had to fight a mummy to get that rifle. Why does he have a German flag on his uniform, I wonder..

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 I don’t know which one is true, but you do?

These days, probably not. I’m just hoping the OSCE hasn’t been corrupted yet but who knows. Remember the fake Sarin attack a few years ago in Syria? All the western governments and their MSM muppets tried to sell it. They even corrupted the OPCW. They all lied.

https://www.osce.org/files/2022-02-19%20Daily%20Report.pdf?itok=95901

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@Alex. That the first thing I noticed. Didn’t know the German army was in non-NATO Ukraine.

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Yawn hasn’t this imminent invasion now been happening for months ?

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Zelenskyy better bring his own chef. The Kremlin menu tends to spice it up with dioxin, lsd, polonium and novichok.

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Biden continues to checkmate Putin at each step....and the Putin-sympathizers here just get angrier and angrier....

Biden says what Putin will do next, which causes Putin to change his entire plan, because his ego won't let him be seen as being so easy to predict, or perhaps admit the West has someone inside his circle spilling secrets...

Will there be an invasion and war? It's all up to Putin- and his 130K troops, aircraft, ships, and missiles...

If he does, it is an open admission that his Presidency is failing, and that he once again pulls out a deflection to try to fool the Russian people. And just like his previous deflection, thousands of innocent people will die...

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This is so painful and sickening to watch. Europe hasn't seen a dictator like this within its midst since . . . dare I say it?

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Fizzbit: These days, probably not. I’m just hoping the OSCE hasn’t been corrupted yet but who knows. Remember the fake Sarin attack a few years ago in Syria? All the western governments and their MSM muppets tried to sell it. They even corrupted the OPCW. They all lied. https://www.osce.org/files/2022-02-19%20Daily%20Report.pdf?itok=95901

Stop wasting everyone's time with this useless crap. You aren't convincing anyone of anything.

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Biden continues to checkmate Putin at each step...

Seems like the other way around actually.

.and the Putin-sympathizers here just get angrier and angrier....

No Putin-sympathizers, but many are getting angry as he botched up Afghanistan, the nation and then whisks off getting ready to quote possibly botch this one with Ukraine. Meanwhile, the US is falling apart, so that does make people a lot angrier.

Biden says what Putin will do next, which causes Putin to change his entire plan, because his ego won't let him be seen as being so easy to predict, or perhaps admit the West has someone inside his circle spilling secrets...

Hmmm…and Biden will do what? Hope, pray and try to convince the man he’s not going to take it? Ok and then?

Will there be an invasion and war? It's all up to Putin-

Yup.

If he does, it is an open admission that his Presidency is failing, and that he once again pulls out a deflection to try to fool the Russian people. And just like his previous deflection, thousands of innocent people will die...

As if Putin cares, he’s President for life.

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Invasion “any time now” for weeks.

maybe “tomorrow”?

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SuperLib 09:50 am JST

Fizzbit: These days, probably not. I’m just hoping the OSCE hasn’t been corrupted yet but who knows. Remember the fake Sarin attack a few years ago in Syria? All the western governments and their MSM muppets tried to sell it. They even corrupted the OPCW. They all lied. https://www.osce.org/files/2022-02-19%20Daily%20Report.pdf?itok=95901

Stop wasting everyone's time with this useless crap. You aren't convincing anyone of anything.

Unfortunately, he's actually right. The supposed chemical weapon attacks in Syria were fakes, promoted through pliant western media by the Pentagon et al.

It's one of the many paradoxes of the contemporary world that the protests against American neo-con neo-liberalism are coming from the nationalist right wing, not the left. The supposed left-wing parties in many countries have been co-opted by the US, and the corporate media really are nothing more than mouthpieces for the Pentagon and various security services.

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Biden continues to checkmate Putin at each step...

Seems like the other way around actually.

Very convincing...strongly supported opinion....LOL...

.and the Putin-sympathizers here just get angrier and angrier....

No Putin-sympathizers, but...

"But"....yep, that says everything....

Biden says what Putin will do next, which causes Putin to change his entire plan, because his ego won't let him be seen as being so easy to predict, or perhaps admit the West has someone inside his circle spilling secrets...

Hmmm…and Biden will do what? Hope, pray and try to convince the man he’s not going to take it? Ok and then?

More Biden hate/Putin love....how can someone show such disdain for their own country...

Will there be an invasion and war? It's all up to Putin-

Yup.

Your hero...

If he does, it is an open admission that his Presidency is failing, and that he once again pulls out a deflection to try to fool the Russian people. And just like his previous deflection, thousands of innocent people will die...

As if Putin cares, he’s President for life.

Indeed, and some people consider that admirable....

Trump praises Chinese president extending tenure 'for life'

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trump-china-idUSKCN1GG015

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"But"....yep, that says everything....

No, and I was quite clear and don’t put words in my mouth, I never said anything other than what was stated. If you want to quote me, don’t cherry-pick.

More Biden hate/Putin love....how can someone show such disdain for their own country...

Disdain, ask the President, he’s the one rushing off to Ukraine despite the majority of people want him back at home fixing the problems his party has created.

Your hero...

The good lord.

Indeed, and some people consider that admirable....

Some Russians do.

Trump praises Chinese president extending tenure 'for life'

And Xi calls Biden is old buddy…why? Why does Biden get testy when that’s brought up? Odd.

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And praised by Trump who wished he could do the same.

Or like the Democrats that are trying to do the same.

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Whenever you see an article that speaks of the danger of Russia seizing or invading Ukraine again as in 2014, there's little need to finish it, as this shows that the article is mere stenography of the US propaganda narrative. Any article with either memory or research behind it would make clear that Russian forces were already legally in Sevastopol, never crossed in from Russia, and that the Crimean referendum overwhelmingly voted to rejoin Russia, which the latter agreed to with official annexation. One would hope that writers in Japan would be free of the pressure to substitute US fake news for journalism, but I suppose they get the same message from above about the narrative required by corporate vassals.

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No Putin-sympathizers, but many are getting angry as he botched up Afghanistan, the nation and then whisks off getting ready to quote possibly botch this one with Ukraine. Meanwhile, the US is falling apart, so that does make people a lot angrier.

like the 5000 taliban terrorist Trump released in 2020, one of whom is now Afganistan leader, or the 48 marines that died under Trump in Afganistan, and that was a good job!?

Thats why Biden with the support or 13 republican's passed the $trillion infrastructure bill, to fix those bridges rds etc, where was Trump infrastructure bill!? oh thats right the only thing he got passed in 4yrs was a $trillion tax cut for the rich, most of which went to share buybacks.

Disdain, ask the President, he’s the one rushing off to Ukraine despite the majority of people want him back at home fixing the problems his party has created.

and thats why he ended the Afganistan war that all prior presidents couldnt.

Hows he rushing off to Ukraine, 150k Russian troops tanks artillery on all sides of Ukraines border is somehow his fault, so many backing, president for life Putin over Biden!?

Maybe he should just throw Ukraine under the bus, like Trump did to the kurds in Syria

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Or like the Democrats that are trying to do the same.

its not democrat's that are gerrymandering their states so that minority counties can win their elections

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its not democrat's that are gerrymandering their states so that minority counties can win their elections

Don't even go there....

https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/590097-democrats-created-gerrymandering-they-must-own-it

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/24/democrats-make-surprising-inroads-in-redistricting-fight.html

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"But"....yep, that says everything....

No, and I was quite clear

Indeed you were..."no Putin sympathizer BUT" Should have quit before that last word...Gotcha...

More Biden hate/Putin love....how can someone show such disdain for their own country...

Disdain, ask the President, he’s the one rushing off to Ukraine despite the majority of people want him back at home fixing the problems his party has created.

You're the one expressing Putin adoration each day...why is he your hero and lord?

Your hero...

The good lord.

That says it all doesn't it - Putin is their hero and Lord....

Indeed, and some people consider that admirable....

Some Russians do.

To include a semi-Russian reading stolen US Top Secret at Mar-A-Lago...

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Any criticism of Biden or his policies is now being desperately and repetitively presented as support for Putin. or deflected to some nonsensical supposed link to Trump.

disingenuous at best.

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Any criticism of Biden or his policies is now being desperately and repetitively presented as support for Putin. or deflected to some nonsensical supposed link to Trump. 

disingenuous at best.

Because the left knows, they have nowhere to go and zero excuses and know deep down inside that Biden is a fool for even allowing himself to be drawn into this mess.

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Correctly pointing out the bunched response to this isn’t support for Putin.

Zelehsky said “someone’s lying” and it seemed he is referring to Biden.

President Zelenskyy emphasized the geopolitical farce when he said to the world if the United States, and as an extension NATO, is so certain that Russia is about to invade and destroy Ukraine sovereignty, then why are they waiting to trigger deterrent sanctions

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So anyway Zelensky has a great point.

since it’s inevitable that Russia will invade why doesn’t Biden do the sanctions now?

Biden: we aren’t sure what we will do exactly yet.,

Zelensky: how does us having to get invaded first help you figure that out?!

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