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diMario t1_j1yqbjw wrote

It's just a tactic. Pose unreasonable demands beforehand, then when the other party says "no" you can limelight yourself as the good guys because you tried a diplomatic solution.

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1MoralHazard t1_j1ytjgt wrote

And sadly that tactic works on some people. I've seen too many comments on here saying that they should come to the table and talk it out. Russia only responds to strength. Their actions have proven that their word is meaningless.

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chuckaway9 t1_j1zs3de wrote

War will end only when Russia leaves or Putin falls out of a building

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spider_wolf t1_j21nbql wrote

That's exactly what they did in the lead up to the invasion. Ukraine and the West were being unreasonable by ignoring "Russian security concerns" and not agreeing to give Russia veto power over all Ukrainian foreign policy. Ukraine and the West we're never going to agree to it so putin could go to his people and say, "I tried but the west wouldn't agree to my completely reasonable and appropriate offer to avoid conflict. They forced me to invade Ukraine."

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diMario t1_j224z9v wrote

It's like a psychopath saying that by not doing what he wants, you force him to punish you. It's all your fault.

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