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Why not negotiate a ceasefire with Russia?

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The British secret service reports that Russia has so far lost half a million soldiers in its war of aggression on Ukraine. A terrible blood toll that gets even worse when you also add the many victims on the side of Ukraine. However, there are no diplomatic negotiations on a ceasefire because no one seems to be interested in them.


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The British secret service reports that Russia has so far lost half a million soldiers in its war of aggression on Ukraine. A terrible blood toll that gets even worse when you also add the many victims on the side of Ukraine. However, there are no diplomatic negotiations on a ceasefire because no one seems to be interested in them.


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