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He gave JD Vance three chocolate easter eggs, exchanged pleasantries for 17 minutes, and then keeled over and died.

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[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 36 points 8 hours ago (7 children)

Ukrainian delegation plans to ignore Trump's 'peace plan' in London talks - Axios

The New York Times also reported that Zelensky disrupted the negotiations by refusing to recognize Crimea as Russian. US Secretary of State Rubio has cancelled a trip to London, where talks on settling the Ukrainian conflict will take place, amid Zelensky's words about refusing to recognize Crimea as Russian.

US withdraws from negotiations, says Ukrainian MP Bezugla. An hour earlier, US Secretary of State Rubio cancelled a trip to London, where negotiations on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict will take place, against the backdrop of Zelensky's words about refusing to recognize Crimea as Russian.

[–] jackmaoist@hexbear.net 28 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

settlement of the Ukrainian conflict will take place

Did they invite Russia this time or is it another one of zelensky-pain's ted talks?

[–] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 17 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (2 children)

Zelensky not attending personally and no Russians at all, I think

Reuters:

Those still attending the meeting included retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s envoy for Ukraine and Russia.

Andrii Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, said on X that a delegation including him, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Defense Minister Rustem Umerov had arrived in London for the talks despite the alterations.

[–] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 12 points 6 hours ago

Zelensky is heading to South Africa for a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa tomorrow. I hope that Ramaphosa can talk some sense into him.

[–] whatdoiputhere12@hexbear.net 15 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

“No Russians at all”

Oh so they’re meaningless

[–] kittin@hexbear.net 18 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Not necessarily. The Russians have been chatting in Saudi Arabia and the Ukrainians are speaking in London / Washington.

It’s like when someone is mad at you so they talk to the person next to and say “please ask whatdoiputhere12 to pass me the salt” and you say “Jesus Christ, Kittin, we’re almost 40” and then I say “please tell whatdoiputhere12 not to use curse words.”

[–] whatdoiputhere12@hexbear.net 13 points 5 hours ago

Oh okay fair enough. Short of a live feed of zelensky and Putin sitting at the table facing each other I’m usually extremely pessimistic of these talks going anywhere

[–] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 8 points 6 hours ago

I could be wrong, but that's how I interpreted it

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