Posted on 11/23/2023 7:08:44 AM PST by Timber Rattler
In his first address to officials from the Group of 20 leading economies since his invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday rebuffed criticism that the war’s aggression was “shocking” and accused Western nations of a double standard because of their response to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Appearing at a virtual meeting of the G20, he called the war in Ukraine “a tragedy” that must be stopped and said Russia had “never refused” to engage in peace negotiations.
For Mr. Putin, it was a rare interaction with Western leaders since the start of the war last year. It was also the first time he had to listen to direct, public criticism of the invasion at an international event. Once he had a chance to respond, Mr. Putin could not hide his irritation.
“Some colleagues already in their speeches were saying that they were shocked by the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine,” Mr. Putin said. “Military actions are always a tragedy of specific people, families and the country as a whole and we need to think about ways to stop this tragedy.”
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The plight of civilians in Gaza, which he called “an extermination,” was also shocking, he said, implying that the West was willing to overlook the aggression there. He also repeated Russia’s frequent line that Kyiv had acted aggressively against its own people in the Donbas in 2014, calling that shocking.
It was another example of a tactic Mr. Putin and other top Russian officials have resorted to in recent years: accusing the West of transgressions, often bending reality, as a way to deflect attention from their own.
Mr. Putin referred to the fighting in Ukraine as a war, instead of using the Kremlin’s euphemism of “special military operation.”
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No?
And oh yeah, he's supporting Hamas against Israel too.
What’s truly shocking is that Putin hasn’t yet died of window cancer.
NYT is bristling because the people want the funding of this grift and death to stop. Ukes and Russians can do it on their own dime.
All that money and weapons and Ukes are still losing.
◾A Ukrainian commander told how nobody in Ukraine wants to fight and the front lines are full of disabled people that have been forcibly conscripted:
- I've got one guy serving with a prosthetic leg, serving on the frontline. So now what?... And I've got soldiers with second… pic.twitter.com/hJ4VJo31vB— Zlatti71 (@djuric_zlatko) November 23, 2023
I don’t think that is Putin.
” Ukes are still losing.”
They are not losing. Russia will always remain a grave problem until it is taken care of and that is hopefully happening now.
Sorry, it isn’t happening. Why do you think Zelensky is always begging? They are out of weaponry and willing people to die in the meat grinder.
The neocons have sure indoctrinated you.
Quoting from the New York Slimes as a reputable media source. What a hoot and a half.
They’ve already lost. Russia isn’t going anywhere.
The Putin double has really packed on the pounds. Funny how the video cameras are trying to hide his gut.
The only possible negotiation is for Putin to withdraw his troops and assume the damage caused by the invasion.
The only people I can find to back that up are Russians or Fringe elements that think they should support Russia since even the Democrats oppose them now. With practically the whole rest of the world supporting I don’t think Ukraine is going to run out of weapons first.
“But for all his talk of negotiation, Mr. Putin has shown no willingness to relent from his goal of bringing Ukraine back under Russian dominance, let alone to reverse his declaration last year that four southern and eastern Ukrainian regions are part of Russia — including territory that Russia’s military does not control.”
putin lies all the time. Ukraine is a much older country than russia. No part of Ukraine is russian territory. None.
and it is not possible to ‘negotiate’ with terrorists like putin
I must have missed the part where Ukrainians went on a blood thirsty rampage inside Russia and butchered babies, ripped babies from wombs, chopped off heads, mutilated corpses. Putin is a squinty eyed, Jew hating mongoloid and hopefully his marauder nation will be in trashcan of history one day. Screw the Russians.
This pig is a Hamas supporter and has been a mass murderer for many years not just in Ukraine.
The peopld praising this “Christian” or saying Russia is better or no worse than the West, are immoral fools or worse.
I’m only glad that many more of us who see the devil Putin for what he is, have become vocal here.
He’s been a mass murdering psychopath for decades but his support of Hamas has finally made that much clearer.
Since you claim it isn’t over, why haven’t you departed for Kiev to fight for your midget pervert Dick Tator ? He needs you to defend his child sex trafficking regime.
The globalist troll peanut gallery has zero credibility here, Billy. Especially since none will go fight for their midget pervert dick tator in Kiev, but prefer old men and teenage girls to do the fighting for them.
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