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Wanderlust988

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20. I have a friend in Kyiv and he considers eastern Ukraine like we consider the southern states

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 02:32 AM

17 hrs ago

Backwards hicks that love Russia. He has no love for that part of Ukraine and just assume let it go for peace. He said it was like asking us to get rid of TX, AR, MS, AL, OK for peace. Most of us would say yes!

I have no idea if his attitude is common among the people. I'm no expert on the matter. I thought I'd share what someone told me in Ukraine.

I think Putin is asking for more land, so that's a no-go.

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This is the proportion of territory Ukraine is being asked to give up (not actual size): [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

Compromise Turbineguy Yesterday #1

that's right, comrade, Florida will take one for the team. Conjuay Yesterday #5

for you twodogsbarking Yesterday #7

No we won't! rubbersole Yesterday #16

Groan. nt Tommy Carcetti Yesterday #10

Ouch. rubbersole Yesterday #17

By percentages, maybe, but by actual area the two aren't even close. sl8 Yesterday #2

I'll update the op. applegrove Yesterday #4

Percentages are often misleading, on purpose at times. A 50% increase in a disease could be from five to ten or twodogsbarking Yesterday #8

Those are 100% increases JoseBalow Yesterday #12

Foolish me. So a one hundred percent increase could be five or five million. Thanks. twodogsbarking Yesterday #14

Actual Sizes: Venezuela, Texas, Ukraine, Oklahoma (to pick 2 countries in the news and compare them progree Yesterday #15

Mr. trump really enjoys appeasing Putin. Torchlight Yesterday #3

Of Course! Mr.Bee Yesterday #6

Hey - keep the east coast out of it! The mid-west and south will welcome putin. erronis Yesterday #9

They're not being asked Bayard Yesterday #11

Fuck No!!!!! BurnDoubt Yesterday #13

NO Way! NO How! Slava Ukraini! 🌻🇺🇦🌻 electric_blue68 Yesterday #18

Thank you for posting this LetMyPeopleVote 18 hrs ago #19

I have a friend in Kyiv and he considers eastern Ukraine like we consider the southern states Wanderlust988 17 hrs ago #20

It is the industrial heartland of Ukraine. applegrove 11 hrs ago #21

It was also an area whose population voted overwhelmingly for independence from Russia Emrys 9 hrs ago #22

The constant obsession with simplistic estimates of acreage is typical when so many real estate hoodlums are involved Emrys 9 hrs ago #23