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| Russia's Medvedev floats idea of pushing back Poland's borders |
| 2023-02-27 |
| [Reuters] Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday that the only way for Moscow to ensure a lasting peace with Ukraine was to push back the borders of hostile states as far as possible, even if that meant the frontiers of NATO member Poland. Medvedev, who is now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, made the comments in a message on his Telegram account exactly a year after Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in what it called a "special military operation" to protect Russian speakers and ensure its own security. I think Medvedev will make it all the way to the Hague. |
| Posted by:Ebbains Threrenter5475 |
| #5 I think Medvedev will make it all the way to the Hague. Heh. Be careful what you wish for. In a recent interview Prigozhin (Mr Wagner Group) said it would take a year and a half to finish with Donbass and 3 years for all of Ukraine east of the Dniper. Then he made a joke about reaching the English Channel. What Medvedev is saying is that for lasting peace, Russia needs secure borders. Given the recent admissions of treachery by Merkel and Stoltenberg, a negotiated agreement for everyone to play nice is inadequate without defensible borders. If you are playing the Rus in Rus v NATO, there are two defensive positions in Ukraine - east of the Dniepr River or that narrow spot at the Polish border in the west. Pushing to the Polish border would be a worst-case last resort. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-02-27 23:15 |
| #4 After spending so much time telling us Poland was going to carve off the western part of Ukraine... |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2023-02-27 20:35 |
| #3 Not doing well in Ukraine so expand the war? Medvedev is an idiot. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2023-02-27 16:45 |
| #2 Poland is part of NATO. Better to play in the Ukraine than launch tomorrow. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-02-27 07:22 |
| #1 At least Medvedev is honest about what they really think after a few vodkas. |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-02-27 00:32 |