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gab13by13

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3. Putin gave sweetheart deals

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jun 24, 2026, 07:40 AM

23 hrs ago

and 800,000 Russians moved into Crimea. Putin promised them protection.

It is brilliant how Zelenskyy is going to take back Crimea - self-deportation.

Ukraine has blown up the bridges that are used to get supplies into Crimea. Ukraine controls the air space over Crimea. No gasoline in Crimea. Zelenskyy is a master of modern warfare, he can't spare the troops for a land invasion of Crimea so he sealed it off from the outside world making the place scary, making it unlivable for Russians there.

Waiting for Zelenskyy to offer the Russians living there safe passage out of Crimea.

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