The U.S. expects Ukraine’s response Wednesday to a peace framework that includes U.S. recognition of Crimea as part of Russia and unofficial recognition of Russian control of nearly all areas occupied since the 2022 invasion, sources with direct knowledge of the proposal tell Axios.

Why it matters: The one-page document the U.S. presented Ukrainian officials in Paris last week describes this as Trump’s “final offer.” The White House insists it’s ready to walk away if the parties don’t make a deal soon.

  • @puppinstuff@lemmy.ca
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    20921 days ago

    This week’s final offer isn’t very good. I’ll wait for next week’s final offer, or the one after that.

    • @WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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      7421 days ago

      Looks like Russia will have to throw another several hundred thousand working age males into the meat-grinder, to maintain that few hundred square kms of dirt.

      Putin: “It’s a sacrifice my billionaire narcissism is willing to make”

      • @NJSpradlin@lemmy.world
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        921 days ago

        Didn’t we just get photos of 50 year old Russians turning themselves over to Ukraine? Idk what you mean by ‘working age males’ anymore.

          • @NJSpradlin@lemmy.world
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            1421 days ago

            My mistake, I was internalizing ‘military age male’ when I both read and responded to the original commenter. 🤷‍♂️

            Or I should have gone with a higher age. The photos I saw looked like very rough older men, which again doesn’t say much as it’s Russia and they’re fighting in a war.

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            1221 days ago

            Can’t be. At 50 aren’t you drooling, barely able to walk, and ridiculously senile?

    • @phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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      9121 days ago

      That’s been true since slow-walking advanced equipment and allowing Musk to remain free and not nationalizing Starlink after he fucked parts of the counteroffensive.

      • @gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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        2321 days ago

        It is fucking bonkers to me that the intelligence agencies and/or the DoD didn’t immediately say “we’re taking that over” the instant it was discovered that he was communicating directly with Putin.

        • @Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world
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          He had an election to wi- subvert by clinging onto incumbentcy and in the final momements concede but doing everything in his power to ensure the status quo would not be threatened.

      • @MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca
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        121 days ago

        You can’t really just nationalize things, and there are alternatives to starlink.

        • @phdepressed@sh.itjust.works
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          420 days ago

          There are laws about it for military stuff, they actually can just be legally nationalized if a CEO is being a traitor. I’m not sure about the timeline for that to be done but trying to do it at all would have been better than continuing with no consequences.

          There are limited alternatives to starlink in war zones with infrastructure at risk like Ukraine, not to mention the government contracts that were signed to pay and use them mean switching isn’t the easiest.

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      1521 days ago

      trump and the republiQans are the problem.

      If the so-called left and the slack-ass MFs who refused to or didn’t vote could have gotten their goddamned shit together we could have resolved this - and every other fucking thing under the sun - better.

  • Dr. Moose
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    Lmao Trump is 100% Putins bitch. I wonder what Putin actually has over him cause Trump could get away with anything right? Why is he such a bitch then?

    My guess is that Trump world view benefits with more dictators in power and justifies his own dictatorship goals but sucking this hard?

    • @D_C@lemm.ee
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      2021 days ago

      I think putler has videos.
      I think it’ll either be of Fatboy pissing on hookers, or fucking children. Or both.
      It’s probably both, and other things too, but one of these two is a definite.

      • @boonhet@lemm.ee
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        2121 days ago

        It’s 2025, videos don’t matter anymore, definitely not to Trump.

        First off we’ve had deepfakes for years so he could just claim that. Secondly, and this is more important, Trump’s base wouldn’t care anyway. They’d start off denying the whole thing, and then if it’s proven to be real, they’d just say it’s not that big of a deal because dems do it more and it’s worse, until finally they’ll say it’s actually a good thing, but only when Trump does it.

        Honestly, I think Putin might actually be appeasing to Trump’s ego. Seems like a much easier way to control him than holding something over him tbh. Remember, for Putin, total control of Trump forever isn’t necessary. Even if he jumps off Putin’s dick right now, he’s already achieved so much for Putin that it’ll have been worth it for him.

          • @boonhet@lemm.ee
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            621 days ago

            Russian talking heads? Sure. They always make fun of the west and western leaders. But does Trump speak Russian?

            Anyway, while Russian media is all more or less under Putin’s control, that doesn’t mean they’re always necessarily saying the same things he’s saying. If Trump’s having 90 minutes phone calls with Putin, I’m fairly sure he’s not getting ridiculed. Likely Putin talks to him like an equal - to his face, anyway. And being seen as an equal by your hero can pretty much blind you with emotions.

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        321 days ago

        I think pedo shit is the only one he couldn’t get away with so this definitely makes sense. Though, now he could say it’s fake and AI and maybe even get by.

    • @lando55@lemmy.world
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      1821 days ago

      Being able to get away with anything is vastly different than being able to handle criticism and embarrassment associated with (yet another) scandal, especially something of a more personal nature that draws his “character” into question among his base.

      Basically DJT is the biggest snowflake there is, he would rather incite global conflict than let the world know he has smol pp

    • @selkiesidhe@lemm.ee
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      821 days ago

      Well you remember how rabidly drumpf fellated that poor microphone that one time? Where do you think he learned that? 😆

  • fox2263
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    7521 days ago

    Final offer of what? It’s a terrible offer. And walk away from making stupid suggestions? Sure, go ahead.

    Art of the Squeal

  • @SirMaple__@lemmy.ca
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    6321 days ago

    HA. NOPE. Back to the 2013 borders. Period. Plus it’s not up to the US. It’s up to the country being invaded.

  • @mooncake@lemm.ee
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    5221 days ago

    I love his Trump thinks he can call the shots, guy is a fucking dipshit honestly get fucked.

    • @Uranus_Hz@lemm.ee
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      2421 days ago

      Trump surrendered the Second Cold War to Russia.

      Russia has installed a puppet regime here.

    • @ameancow@lemmy.world
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      He is maintaining a stupid stageplay for his stupid base whom he still needs to retain power, as they are basically an army he could mobilize if he has to.

      Sure he would probably be happy and make sacks of cash if he got Ukraine to surrender, but nobody expects that to happen. Outside of said idiots who believe Trump to be Stupid-Jesus risen again. Most of them are too dim to understand what’s happening and delight in their own cognitive dissonance. They read a statement like this and go “YEAH BROTHA TELL THEM FREELOADERS TO STOP STEALING AMERICAN CASH” then tell all their friends and family and nonconsenting coworkers how Trump “resolved the ukraine war” like he promised.

      If anyone thinks any part of that is hyperbolic, you’re not getting out enough. Ya’ll gotta understand that the quarter of America who worships this orange turd are cheering and partying all day, every day. They’re not worried, they’re not regretting shit. All of that is distraction and pandering. They believe themselves to be winning, and their leader controls the world’s most wealthy and powerful nation.

    • @whitewashersmud@lemmy.world
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      Because the US has the most powerful military on the planet and Ukraine is dependent on it so they can continue fighting the war.

      We’re not seeing any news coming out of Ukraine because they’re losing badly right now. It’s how propaganda works. Overplay your sides’ accomplishments while ignoring their failures. If we’re hearing radio silence from the news outlets that were eager to promote things like Ukraine’s “counteroffensive,” it’s because Ukraine is losing and the propaganda mills aren’t allowed to report on it.