Well it did take 10 years for them to backpedal in Afghanistan... I hope here it happens sooner.

How will that happen and how will that end the war? Ukraine wants Crimea which is 100% Russian.

yes!!! they're everywhere and anytime I see someone bring it up someone comments some shit about having an open mind.... uhhh no???

A common pattern among Reddit alternatives has been that their initial population has been some particular group that has been driven out of polite company for some reason. Voat had the Incels and Trump supporters, for example. Lemmy happens to have been started by authoritarian fans. The difference is that Lemmy is open and finally the "normal" Redditors are coming. So I expect them to flood out the niche folk soon enough.

let's just take a look at the world shall we

• https://ecfr.eu/publication/united-west-divided-from-the-rest-global-public-opinion-one-year-into-russias-war-on-ukraine/
• https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/27/the-global-south-refuses-pressure-to-side-with-the-west-on-russia/
• https://usrussiaaccord.org/acura-viewpoint-krishen-mehta-the-ukraine-war-viewed-from-the-global-south/
• https://archive.is/2023.02.23-211202/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/23/world/russia-ukraine-geopolitics.html
• https://archive.ph/4kbWG
• https://www.eiu.com/n/russias-pockets-of-support-are-growing-in-the-developing-world/

the whole world from Arabia to India to China stands with Russia. Z.

Basic maths to find out that Pro-Russia is more widely held take than Pro-Ukraine.

Because the west invades countries, Russia doesn't. Georgia invaded South Ossetia, and Ukraine invaded Donbass.

Why would he have announed the counteroffensive? It would only have helped the Russians. He's declaring it now because it is obvious. And because the offensive is making gains as you say.

Because you expect them to tell the world and rhte russians when they are attacking?