Russian President Vladimir Putin may be open to a cease-fire in his war with Ukraine, so long as the country could still declare victory, a new report by the New York Times found.

Putin, still confident in his forces, said that Russia’s goals have not changed. In his annual year-end press conference last week, Putin warned that there would be no peace solution in Ukraine until Russia achieves its overarching goals, the “denazification” and demilitarization of Ukraine.

Putin’s message might be different now, as he has reportedly signaled he is ready to make a deal. Since September, Putin has signaled that he is open to a pause in fighting along the current lines, which is much shorter than his intention to dominate Ukraine, according to the Times who cited two former senior Russian officials.

According to the United Nations, more than 10,000 civilians have been killed and 18,500 have been injured since the start of the war nearly two years ago.

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    I see, so you punch down and say rude things to your intellectual inferiors for the benefit of everyone. And what do you think that achieves?

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          Reminds me of my Reddit days, where I used to counter poorly written garbage. Idiots who wrote irrational comments moved on to insults, and so, mods removed all their stupid comments altogether.

          I don’t think my comments were of the best quality either, but at the end of the day, mods would change the man babies’ diaper.

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      No, I make substantial criticisms and add some insults because I find it funny.

      What it achieves is informing people and entertaining me.

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        I see. And you think people will feel informed by the person who insults mentally handicapped people because he thinks it’s funny?

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          So you are admitting to being mentally handicapped?

          Why do you try to drum up your stupidity for sympathy?

          You’re clearly not mentally handicapped, you’re just a lazy mediocre person who sources their opinions from memes.

          But next time I run into you you bet I’m going to be asking why a self-aware “mentally handicapped” person, is still repeating tropes that they know are wrong.

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            11 months ago

            You said:

            Remember when you admitted to me that you were a total moron?

            So apparently I am mentally handicapped.

            Now please answer my question: Do you think people will feel informed by the person who insults mentally handicapped people because he thinks it’s funny?

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              I know what game you’re trying to play, but you’re messing it up and it just looks like your reinforcing your own admissions.

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                  You can be mean to mentally handicapped people and still be correct.

                  Now you’re not actually mentally handicapped and it’s obvious, you just have moronic opinions and argumentation. So people would not be perceiving someone being mean to a mentally handicapped person.

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                    Now you’re not actually mentally handicapped and it’s obvious

                    I thought I was a total moron?

                    Total morons are mentally handicapped.

                    So either I’m mentally handicapped or not a total moron.

                    As for this:

                    You can be mean to mentally handicapped people and still be correct.

                    You can also be a racist and be correct. But, ableist or racist, people are less likely to listen to you if you talk about how you mock a minority group for a laugh. I’m sure you realize that, what with being so much smarter than me.