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Dulcinea

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26. Putin doesn't want peace. He wants Ukraine.
Mon Dec 29, 2025, 10:57 AM
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And Belarus, and all the other former Soviet republics under his control.

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Holy shit! mikeysnot Dec 28 #1
He grew up in the USSR. Igel Dec 28 #3
EXACTLY what I thought... it's putin who does not want peace....fucker...nt mitch96 Dec 28 #14
Pootie wants TOTAL SURRENDER and CONTROL. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 28 #23
"Or he will burn it all down."... That seems to be the ruzzian/soviet model. If I can't conquer the hearts and minds.. mitch96 Monday #25
Putin doesn't want peace. He wants Ukraine. Dulcinea Monday #26
Oh, well, that will be a new direction. Hasn't this what he's been doing since Day 1? travelingthrulife Dec 28 #2
Umm... when hasn't he done this? ananda Dec 28 #4
Putin, Trump's idol, is a monster. He's lost 1.2 million soldiers so far, but doesn't care about them. surfered Dec 28 #5
Putin's military and brutality hasn't been able to achieve his goals yet so what lets him think that will ... Botany Dec 28 #6
In '62 we had a president with balls Submariner Dec 28 #7
Putin's bitch. WestMichRad Dec 28 #22
Fuck Putin duckworth969 Dec 28 #8
Sounds like Trump's logic of deserving a Nobel Peace Prize. Norrrm Dec 28 #9
Yeah, Putie. Whatever. paleotn Dec 28 #10
I feel like if they could achieve their goals by force, this 4-day-war would have been over 4 years ago. nt Gore1FL Dec 28 #11
Putin is reaching his last straw popsdenver Dec 28 #12
Putin should remember that Russia also has reactors. The Madcap Dec 28 #15
Putin Speaks With Trump Ahead of Zelensky Meeting in Florida to, receive, I guess, his marching orders. Brother Buzz Dec 28 #13
What they been doing all along Historic NY Dec 28 #16
Putin doesn't want "peace"--he wants "a piece" or several pieces...Russian lebensraum Maeve Dec 28 #17
Dear Vlad BidenRocks Dec 28 #18
But Kiev wants peace through expelling Russian forces from their territory and getting security guarantees. ChicagoTeamster Dec 28 #19
Putin will achieve his ends in Ukraine by force alone no matter what. Any peace "deal" is just a ploy. Martin68 Dec 28 #20
so far he is not having much success with his force nt msongs Dec 28 #21
How will he take Ukraine by force if he hasn't been able to do so in four years? Blumancru Dec 28 #24
Coming up on four years of this shit BeyondGeography Monday #27
sure, they've only been dicking around up till now DoBW Monday #28
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