R Johansen
Hindustan Times
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Comments by "R Johansen" (@rjohansen9486) on "Amid 'French Mercenaries In Ukraine' Report, Russia Warns France In Phone Call Over Macron's Threat" video.
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@HgHg-yp6ft I'm sorry, but you have it all backwords. In December 2022, Angela Merkel, in an interview with Die Zeit, said that the Minsk agreements “bought time” for Ukraine to strengthen its army: “it was obvious to us that the conflict would only be frozen without the problem being solved,” though thanks to the agreements Ukraine won “precious time.” Later, the former chancellor was echoed by former French President François Hollande, who noted the strength of the Ukrainian army and attributed that to the Minsk agreements.
Moscow was predictably delighted by these comments, DISTORTING them to make it seem that Merkel and Hollande had perfidiously been preparing Ukraine for a new war with Russia, even though they had only been talking about a well-used window of opportunity by Kyiv. The resurgent topic of the Minsk agreements demonstrates the cognitive chasm separating today’s Russia and the West, which calls into question the durability of any future peace negotiations. Nevertheless, Putin broke the Minsk agreements right after it was signed
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@johannuys7914 The Minsk Agreements are a basis for political resolution of the conflict in Donbas. They have been violated by the Russian Federation on a regular basis. Point 10, for example, calls for the withdrawal of all foreign armed formations and military equipment from the two disputed regions, Donetsk and Luhansk: Ukraine says this refers to forces from Russia, but Moscow denies it has any forces there. (Later Putin admitted there were russian forces.)
Signing of the first documents in September 2014 followed direct incursion of the Russian regular troops in Donbas and intense hostilities near the city of Ilovaysk — the place of one of the most shameful crimes, committed by the Russian Army in Donbas.
At least 366 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 429 were wounded there while leaving the city in the so-called “green corridor” under the guarantees of commanders of Russian troops. In violation of the Minsk Memorandum, Russian troops and Russia-backed illegal armed formations seized 8 pieces of land 1696 km² in area, which had to be on the Ukrainian government-controlled territory according to the line of contact, defined by the Memorandum.
Debaltseve is one of the most telling examples of how Russia violates the Minsk Agreements. Combined Russian-terrorist forces attacked and seized the city and the outskirts on 16–18 February 2015, immediately after the Minsk Package of measures, establishing the comprehensive ceasefire since 15 February, had been signed.
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@frankrenda2519 "how many wars?" I haven't counted, you tell me! But here is a few just the last 100 years: Turkestan, Yakutia, Bukhara, Khiva, North Ingria, Buryatia, Georgia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Bukovina, Tuva, East Prussia, Hungary, Transnistria, Romania,Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, East Germany, Korea, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Northern Caucasus, Kuril Islands, Afghanistan.
saw this from another member (lifeisharditsharderifyoure6822): "This is a list of wars and atrocities that were committed by Russia since early 20th century until today, and let's remember these are not just wars, many are full on occupations with countless war crimes and total suppression of the indigenous people their language, culture and anything that wasn't russian.... Crete, China, Georgia, Korean peninsula, WW1, Central Asia, Russian Revolution, Russian civil war, Ukrainian war of independence, Kazakhstan, Finland, Sochi conflict, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Ossetia, Poland, Turkish war of independence, invasion of Azerbaijan, invasion of Armenia, invasion of Georgia, Mongolia, East Karelian, August uprising, Urtatagai conflict, sino soviet conflict, Soviet Afghanistan war, Chechen, Japanese border conflict, Xinjiang conflict, Poland 2, Winter war, Bessarabia, Bukovina, Romania, Estonia 2, Lithuania 2, Latvia 2, Ukranian guerrilla war, Soviet Japanese war, First Indochina war, Korean war, Vietnam war, German uprising, Hungarian revolution, invasion of Czechoslovakia, Zhenbao island, war of attrition, Eritrean war, Angolan war, ethio-somali war, Georgian civil war, South Ossetian war, war in Abkhazia, Transnistria war, East Prigorodny Conflict, Tajikistani Civil War, First Chechen War, War of Dagestan, Second Chechen War, Russo-Georgian War, Insurgency in the North Caucasus, Russo-Ukrainian War!!"
I think you lose! ; )
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