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Vladimir Putin said a U.S. delegation is expected to arrive in Moscow in the first half of next week to discuss the latest American proposal to end the Kremlin's war in Ukraine.

Speaking at a press conference during a visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Thursday, Putin said no draft peace agreement had been agreed to in recent talks between the U.S. and Ukraine, only a list of issues to be discussed.

Putin also said it was "pointless" to sign any documents with Ukraine's current leadership, alleging that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy lacked legitimacy to do so.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 42 minutes ago

It would be awesome if Russians Mussolinied Putin.

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago

Why bother with a peace deal of any kind then? Oh right cuz your full of shit

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

Putin planning to organ harvest his way all the way there?

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 13 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Anyone else remember Lord Farquaad from Shrek?

[–] random_character_a@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

"You think he's compensating for something"

[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 133 points 17 hours ago

He sure talks a lot of shit for someone who's almost broke, and has to backfill with North Korean soldiers.

He's just attempting to appear strong to prevent himself from falling out a window.

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 111 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Ready to fight to the last

Gaslighting

Pointless to sign anything

Obstructing

Ukraine's government is illegitimate

Projecting

... Where do I know this playbook from?

[–] Flaqueman@sh.itjust.works 34 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Take the initial of those 3 words.

[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 12 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

those 3 words

T3W?

TTW?

I don’t get it.

[–] DizzyAV@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] humorlessrepost@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

Ghose ohree pords?

[–] tym@lemmy.world -1 points 14 hours ago

Here's your sign!

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 34 points 16 hours ago (6 children)

Will the war end if he dies?

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 5 points 2 hours ago

Very probable. At this point it is solely his personal project. The Russians just comply with him because, well, that is what Russians do.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 3 points 6 hours ago

Depends how he dies.

If he gets Gaddafied by his own people, I imagine his successor might try to dob things differently.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 50 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] hemmes@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Time to open those windows!

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Probably not, the way Russia is right now it's more likely some nationalist military commander fills that power vacuum then a sane democratic regime.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 3 points 2 hours ago

It wouldn't necessarily take a sane democratic regime to end the war. A military dictator could just as well do that. It is not their project but very specifically Putin's project, and a military dictator could use the military power expended in the war much better elsewhere.

[–] amorangi@lemmy.nz 7 points 13 hours ago

The war will only end if he dies.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 26 points 17 hours ago

Pretty much every thing putin says is a lie. He says he'll fight to the last Ukrainian - this means he knows he has to concede.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 21 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

He's 73. He has a good person doing his plastic surgeon work. He has the same distracting headlines as trump though.

The Russian political magazine Sobesednik (Russian: Собеседник) alleged in 2018 that Putin had a sensory room installed in his private residence in the Novgorod Oblast.[544] The White House, as well as Western generals, politicians, and political analysts, have questioned Putin's mental health after two years of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.[545][546][547]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

He has a good person doing his plastic surgeon work.

???
What? That must be a lousy plastic surgeon then, or extremely poor material to work on, because he looks every bit 73 years old. I had a neighbor who was 71, and they look very similar in age, and my neighbor most definitely never saw a plastic surgeon.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 21 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

He kind of looks the same as he has for a decade now. Maybe that's what I'm seeing, he's always look this old.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 11 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

Also Russian age different. They go from young looking 18-25 to 60 year old at 35

There's also the babushka bomb

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

There's a huge difference between a hard life at the low end of the scale, to a privileged lifestyle like Putin has.
Also I don't believe your images represent what you claim, and finally nationality has NOTHING to do with it.

[–] Rothe@piefed.social 2 points 2 hours ago

Lots of privileged Russians are hardcore drunks as well.