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Ceasefire: Ukrainians Died in Vain - Antiwar.com (original.antiwar.com)

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On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with a small force of around 142,000 troops. Not enough to conquer Ukraine, the invading force was sufficient to persuade Ukraine to the negotiating table. Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that was the original goal of the military operation: “[t]he troops were…

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[–] bobr@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

They were flying b-52 bombers in Ukraine to show their readiness to deploy nukes.

TIL, thanks

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8352