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Ukraine war latest: 43,000 dead, Volodymyr Zelensky says in rare update (www.bbc.com)
submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22907187

Summary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died and 370,000 have been injured since Russia’s invasion began, marking a rare admission of the conflict’s toll.

He also claimed 198,000 Russian soldiers have been killed, though casualty figures from both sides remain unverified.

The update comes amid heightened fighting, with Russia suffering record monthly casualties in November.

Talks with French President Macron and U.S. Trump focused on a potential peace deal, with Zelensky emphasizing the need for international guarantees to secure lasting peace against Russian aggression.

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[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So conflicts from almost a century ago are game. That's cool. Where shall we start? Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba, and of course, la piéce de resistance, Chile. So, by that logic, Mexico should enter a military alliance with Russia or China. I wonder if that Monroe doctrine would shine in that case.

[–] FlowVoid 5 points 1 week ago

Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Venezuela, Cuba

Of those, American troops only invaded Panama.

Meanwhile, Russian troops invaded not only Poland but Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia...

[–] NOT_RICK 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

First off, Poland was a client state of Russia in living memory. Secondly, as an independent nation, it would be Mexico’s right to enter into a defensive alliance with whomever they want. Thankfully Russia is a piss-poor ally (see Armenia, Syria), so I don’t see that becoming an issue any time soon. Maybe China, one day.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Funny, I remember the Chilean coup 🤔 Meanwhile we're all looking for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq... And just yesterday the government of Syria was toppled.

[–] NOT_RICK 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The Iraq war was illegal and Nixon was a shit head who deserved to rot in prison for a myriad of reasons, his support of the Chilean coup included. If you want to go to bat for a piece of shit war criminal like Assad be my guest.