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Better poison everything, then

I agree with you that peace is a better option, although I'm pessimistic about the outcome of such talks at this point.

From what you wrote, do you have a major issue with, in your view, how little violence Russia has inflicted on civilians? Glad that you're disappointed.

My point stands. All that blabber does not justify the acts of Russia.

I wonder what part of this is supposed to justify Russia's indiscriminate bombing of civilian populations

This varies from country to country, but over here a train trip is, in general, more expensive than a flight to the same destination by a significant factor

This is true, but I was answering to a comment implying an equivalence between the indictment of the traitors in the US and a the extrajudicial plane crash in Russia. If instead of getting a slap on the wrist they were being thrown out of windows at someone's whim, I would not feel more reassured about the state of the US.

One side uses its legal system to deal with an institutional threat, while the other performatively offers an olive branch and then stabs them on the back. Not quite the same. One side smells a lot like a mafia

I love this story and its atmosphere. You might also want to take a look into the stories of the Sunflowers cycle by Peter Watts