Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that unless his nation wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international support for a deal that could require Ukraine to make unacceptable compromises. He also invited the leader of China, long aligned with Russia, to visit.

If Bakhmut fell to Russian forces, their president, Vladimir Putin, would “sell this victory to the West, to his society, to China, to Iran,” Zelenskyy said in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press.

“If he will feel some blood — smell that we are weak — he will push, push, push,” Zelenskyy said in English, which he used for virtually all of the interview.

The leader spoke to the AP aboard a train shuttling him across Ukraine, to cities near some of the fiercest fighting and others where his country’s forces have successfully repelled Russia’s invasion.

Lot of Russians caught the rona in the 20s they can’t smell anymore

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 93%. (I'm a bot)

> ON A TRAIN FROM SUMY TO KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday that unless his nation wins a drawn-out battle in a key eastern city, Russia could begin building international support for a deal that could require Ukraine to make unacceptable compromises.

> "If he will feel some blood - smell that we are weak - he will push, push, push," Zelenskyy said in English, which he used for virtually all of the interview.

> Ukraine itself? While Zelenskyy acknowledged that the war has "Changed us," he said that in the end, it has made his society stronger.

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Assuming it turns out Ukraine was not that that worried about a breakout past the city, then this is now just the equivalent of Zelenskyy coyly saying "ooooh it would be soooooo horrible for us to loose that city your impaling yourself on, what would we eeeever do" whilst holding his pinky finger to the side of his mouth and giving suggestive side eye.

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Yeah, he might just be trying to draw more stupid Russians into the meat grinder.

What's his plan? Have the world invade Russia? Wants nuclear winter instead of making compromise? This is insanity

Probably to keep defending his country's territory? Where does any of that say he wants to invade Russia?

That’s assuming Russia has any senses that actually work.

So far we know everything from sight to common sense does not apply to them. I’d be surprised if those brainwashed alcoholics have any working receptors left.

Double reverse inverted arguments. "Ukraine: We do not want to smell weak" "Putin: So Ukraine is weak? We have to win, send more troops" "Ukraine: Welcome to the grinder. BTW we have things to do in the south."

Are you paid to do this or just misinformed?

This dude is a puppet. Notice how he wears the same costume that has his logo. Wouldn’t be surprised if he sells merch. It’s all theatrics.

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Putin stop making Reddit accounts already

Isn't there a potato farm you should be attending to?

OmG Ruzzia Nukez!

Lol!!! Straight out of the salt mines.

Tankie moment

360 karma, 2 year old account. Not suspicious at all

"His logo." My guy, that's the tryzub, the national symbol of Ukraine, aka the country he was elected to lead.

Genocide is not a compromise

No.

There's no potato :(

Only potato for successful bots who get upvotes.

...That predates the existence of Russia by hundreds of years

He’s made it a part of his personal brand. He wears sweaters with that symbol that promotes a website collecting donations. The site has collected $300 million so far

This seems like a psyop to pin Russian forces in the area for... reasons. It speaks directly to Russian machismo by implying that if Russia backs away, it too is weak. Genius.

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