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May 22, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

Excellent reporting, again. I never realized just how important Ukraine is for Europe and the World. You can see why Putin wanted to take over Ukraine, it's such an important asset. Simply put, Putin is an evil man and his war (not a special operation) must be shut down and quickly. Negotiations with Putin will be a waste of time. The World must tell him"Get out of Ukraine and restore it's pre 2014 borders by a certain date", otherwise more drastic measures will be taken. Let's be mindful that if Putin is removed from office, whose is going to replace him? Someone worse? Where's the UN on this matter?

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May 22, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

Perhaps someone should tell Trump that his close brilliant friend Putin is a “ war criminal “ that tops all other preceding monsters. Trump bragged that he’s the only stable genius who can end the war in 24 hours by just handing the Ukraine over to Russia. God save America , please!!!

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May 22, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

Nato , Europe & USA know all of this - my dad came from UKR, & talked about the richness of its soil & productivity, pre WW II. WHY it has taken allies so long to understand the urgency to GET Russia out & on its knees concerns me. The visual of Bakmut is stunning, painful to see. Russia is a terrorist country and all stops to bring it down should have been in place long ago. The idea that Trump could become next President turns my gut. UKR should NOT have to beg for jets either!!! GREAT article Diane - another home run!!!

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May 22, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

Bullies need to demonstrate power..by hurting others..russia is a terrorist state..make no mistake- this is far more than Putin..this is a genocidal culture.

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I think this war has just entered a nuclear phase today with the "partisans" approach to the Goloychino nuclear warhead stockpile on Russian territory. Russia will be forced to concentrate troops there thus weakening it's Ukraine posture - or else use tactical nuclear weapons to clear out the partisans - even against their own people.

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May 23, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

You can tell Putin wants to get rid of Ukrainians not just by the evil he does by targeting civilian buildings. He is doing Genocide also by taking thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia and having Russians adopt them but before they brainwash the children with Russian propaganda. Stolen generation of children. A war crime that has to be stopped.

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May 22, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

Excellent article. This is a part of Putin's war strategy that is rarely if ever discussed - certainly not in the American mainstream media.

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Good news that the global south, especially Africa, is starting to get the picture. PS Odesa, not Odessa. :)

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Great article Diane An evil empire. The Pope refuses to condemn it. Also India and China. What a world we live in.

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May 22, 2023Liked by Diane Francis

Excellent thank you

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and trump will end this fiasco????? putin is a war criminal and dangerous osychopath .....no deal with him is possible ....literally he threatens the world ....and trump would stop supporting ukraine????THIS IS ENOUGH REASON ALONE NOT TO VOTE FOR TRUMP ....

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IRISH, working with old lawyers all the time. not opinionated.

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IRISH. UNOPINIONATED. sorry robert

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Well, the Russians (USSR in 1945) got the veto because they were our main ally against the Third Reich/Nazis, and the Chinese (not communist until 1949) got the veto because they were our main ally against the Japanese. The British got it because back then their empire covered a quarter of the world, and the French got it because no one dared to say 'Non' to General de Gaulle. And we got the veto because...well, it was our idea, we set it up in Manhattan, we mostly pay for it, and gosh darn we deserve it. So now everyone agrees it's time for a change but not how to go about it.

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Bluster is not proof the last time I checked.

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To borrow from another great leader, the Ukrainians "will not falter or fail," they will never surrender. We mustn't either.

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