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Zelensky dismisses compromise with Putin, pointing to Prigozhin’s death (www.cnn.com)

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin – the Russian mercenary leader whose plane crashed weeks after he led a mutiny against Moscow’s military leadership – shows what happens when people make deals with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

As Ukraine’s counteroffensive moves into a fourth month, with only modest gains to show so far, Zelensky told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria he rejected suggestions it was time to negotiate peace with the Kremlin.

“When you want to have a compromise or a dialogue with somebody, you cannot do it with a liar,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Improved infrastructure and better access to education is not the win you think it is. Whether infrastructure and education is good or not depends on what you do with it. If you use your infrastructure to connect unruly provinces to your center of power in an effort to better exert control, then the infrastructure becomes a net-negative for the people on the receiving end. As an example, I'm sure nobody sane enough would claim that the US building the railroad was positive for native americans. Likewise, if you use your education to indoctrinate people, then better educational opportunities go hand in hand with increased oppression.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So... You'd rather people be poor and uneducated than wealthy and educated? Huh?

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't say that at all. What I did say is that you shouldn't take China providing infrastructure and education as a purely philantrophic endeavour.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

improved infrastructure and better access to education is not the win you think it is

What exactly do you think you're saying? That infrastructure and education are bad?

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

minorities in China get so many advantages it’s actually silly how much affirmative action goes on

You claim China is engaging in affirmative action to strengthen its minorities. I'm pointing out that the actions China is taking can just as easily be turned against the minorities you claim are helped by China.

[–] zephyreks@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

The actions such as... Giving them additional points on gaokao? Interest free business loans? Exemption from family planning policy? The horror.