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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Western allies receive increasingly 'sobering' updates on Ukraine's counteroffensive: 'This is the most difficult time of the war' | CNN Politics

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Western allies receive increasingly 'sobering' updates on Ukraine's counteroffensive: 'This is the most difficult time of the war' | CNN Politics

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NightOwl@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Weeks into Ukraine’s highly anticipated counteroffensive, Western officials describe increasingly “sobering” assessments about Ukrainian forces’ ability to retake significant territory, four senior US and western officials briefed on the latest intelligence told CNN.
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    Advancing slower than expected ≠ losing

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      Advancing slower than expected= winning. Got it.

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        Advancing in a defensive war is typically winning, yes.

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          Everybody loses in war.

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            Are you just saying random shit?

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              Kinda. There are other wars, in other countries. But we are spoon fed Ukraine and China. Just countering media narratives hopefully to make people question the paradigm. Why are people homeless?

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                What the fuck does this have to do with your original comment? Stay on topic.

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                  deleted by creator

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                So just useless whataboutism because people are rightfully pissed at the dictatorships of Russia and China, got it. Fuck off, tankie.

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                  Well, you changed my mind with your superior arguments. I’m definitely not tankified anymore.

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            Weird, that’s not the sentiment you opened this conversation with at all.

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              just tokenboomer things

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                That account is all over the place.

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        You’re definitely toking something and the replies prove it.

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          Anti war indo. It’s medicinal.

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        You know a stale mate is a possible state of war. One side doesn’t always have to be winning and the other losing.

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