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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsUkraine & Russia say they have agreed to temporary local cease-fires to create
humanitarian corridors so civilians can be evacuated & food & medicine can be delivered
This was reported earlier about the corridors but the cease-fire was new to me
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Ukraine & Russia say they have agreed to temporary local cease-fires to create (Original Post)
yaesu
Mar 2022
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Happy Hoosier
(7,386 posts)1. I'll bet a a thousand Rubles this is violated by the Russians. NT
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)2. What's that, about 50 cents nowadays?
Bettie
(16,125 posts)3. That is currently
$9.10.
Omnipresent
(5,722 posts)4. Civilian targets are what modern warfare is about.
Thats the only way to achieve a surrender/ occupation.
Maybe this is Putins way off slowly backing down?
EndlessWire
(6,565 posts)5. I'm not going to say that this is not a good idea.
But, Russia would never agree to this unless it had something up it's sleeve, or needs a rest. While the population flees, Russia is fixing the holes in its fuel tanks.
"Never let your enemy rest" is a basic maxim of war. Yes, Ukraine also gets to rest for a moment, but to me it just means a postponement of the destruction of Kiev and its people.
Eff Putin.
Ukraine,