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Trump is washing his hands of the Ukraine war (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

“I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form,”

The original form:

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 week ago

Remove the yellow part east of Dnepr and it start looking roughly like what I'm expecting when the dust settles.

[–] CyberMonkey403@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have to ask, why 1654 specifically?

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It is the date of the Pereiaslav Agreement in which the Zaporozhian Cossacks declared fealty to Tsar Alexis Romanov and in exchange recieved partial autonomy and protection after the bloody uprising period and failed bid at independence started in 1648. It's important date because it's first time something that can be more or less correctly called Ukrainian polity was founded.

[–] CyberMonkey403@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

Much obliged, thanks!