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Russia seems very keen to link the  Sevastopol drone attack to Grain convoys. Might be worth keeping an eye on comments from Russia over the next few days as they do seem to be looking for a way out of that deal.

In other news, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed doubt over Russia's declaration that its partial mobilisation was over. Unofficial mobilisation seems to be ongoing. In the closet, one could say!

You sound like Mick or Clare, neither of whom is particularly well regarded in this thread. You're on a hiding to nothing.

There is nothing to negotiate and the G7 just committed to an agreement to keep supporting Ukraine to the hilt. That's not waning support. Australia just announced the supply of another 30 Bushmasters and to send 70 ADF personnel to the UK to help train Ukrainian warriors. Even as of over a month ago, the number of warriors trained in the UK was 10,000.

A winning side isn't usually the one that has to capitulate and take terms dictated to them by the inferior opponent. The situation is that it's Russia that needs to sue for peace and cop the conditions offered. The Horde started this and can end it in 60 seconds if they want and lose nothing that legitimately belongs to them. The same can not be said of Ukraine.

If you are actually Irish, you would have a completely different opinion as to what sacrifices Ireland should make in order to have 'peace' if the UK had invaded and done even a tenth to Ireland of what the Horde have done to Ukraine. How many counties being added to the north would you be willing to sacrifice? Peace at any cost is morally cute when it's not your arse being carved up as spoils.

There has been at least a weeks worth of news about Russia trying to scupper the grain deal.

As you can see this is over a week old and of course the events triggering it, even older.

It just highlights how farcical the calls for peace negotiations are. The Horde are liars, innately dishonest and devious, and never stick to negotiated agreements. They remind me of very nasty and unpleasant children.

Walks like a duck, talks like a duck.

Definitely a duck 🦆

Oh Gatling, you really need to address your anger. You are ruining this thread with your macho intolerance.

This is Boards in Ireland, not the front line. Attack the post.

The answer to any questions about why Kherson is taking more time than retaking infested farm land and forests. Given the Horde's best are involved after this, it should be downhill to the border.

What anger.......

Looking for alternative views to agree with your opinion?

Funny how many people tell us they disagree with the war but Ukraine should surrender and negotiate occupation with Russia....

True, but nothing seems to have yet convinced them of that fact.

The real goal here is to prevent them from ever doing something like this again.

Putin is actually a moron, he has validated the need for funding of weapons manufacture, funding of weapons R&D, funding of weapons deployment, etc.

No US, UK, NATO or EU hawk can now be called paranoid.

He has hardwired distrust of Russia into the psyche of many neighbouring states.

He has expanded NATO.

He may well have destroyed Russia.

Putin is stupid beyond belief, when it mattered, REAL strategists entered the fray.

He has been royally played and I think he now knows it - that's why he appears to be crumbling (withdrawing the nuclear threat, spouting nonsense, etc.).

Ukrainian Intelligence brief:

Lol. They sure are confident about holding onto Kherson and the rest of their stolen bits of Ukraine.