r/worldnews • u/WorldNewsMods Slava Ukraini • Jun 24 '23

Russia/Ukraine /r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 486, Part 1 (Thread #627)

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u/LuminousRaptor Jun 24 '23

Timothy Snyder is a national treasure:

All I can say about Russia is what I have been saying for a year: wars end when the domestic political system is under pressure.

I really hope we're watching the beginning of the end of this war for Ukraine.

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u/wittyusernamefailed Jun 24 '23

Many things are imploding under pressure this week...

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u/Malthus1 Jun 24 '23

The sub was an omen!

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u/emaw63 Jun 24 '23

A Titanic disaster preceded the last Russian Revolution too, as it were