Kyiv has proposed to Moscow a new round of peace talks next week, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said on July 19, hours after Russian strikes across Ukraine claimed more lives.

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    4 days ago

    Staving off financial ruin and a collapse of their population pyramid, but it will likely cost Putin some power, so they’re not going to accept.

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      Other way around. Stopping the war will crash their wartime economy and Putin will not merely lose some power, he may lose his life. He’s not stopping except to rearm.

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        Honestly, Ukraine is a nice bonus. Putin just wants to not lose, because losing the war will mean losing his job, and probably his head.