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UK could scrap plans to send thousands of troops to Ukraine (www.thetimes.com)

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[–] OrnluWolfjarl@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

The spin in the article is so extreme that I'm getting nauseous.

Third sentence in:

It is hoped that this change in military support for Ukraine could see Moscow move its red lines to achieve a peace deal.

Yeah, as if Russia's supposed to be thankful now that UK won't deploy its super mighty unbeatable imperial regiments.

Then later on:

“This was always the UK’s thought. It was France who wanted a more muscular approach.”

Of course, Kid Starver just knew from the beginning that the British Army is basically an April Fool's joke by now and definitely did not seethe and shout and froth at his general staff for telling him this was going to be suicide. And dead empire, if it wasn't for those pesky French and their powers of seductive suggestion.

I can't wait to see what the Baltic chihuahuas will do next once the French pull out of the "coalition of the willing" as well.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 4 weeks ago

The whole thing is just such an absurd bluff. One has to wonder just how dumb do Europeans think Russians are exactly. It's clear to anybody with even a minimally functioning brain that Russia is winning the war right now despite the US having sent mountains of weapons to Ukraine. If all of the west is unable to defeat Russia, how exactly do Europeans think they'll be able to do that now that the US is pulling out. It's just so fantastical.