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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv would like to end the war with Russia next year through "diplomatic means" as both countries prepare for President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.

In an interview with the Ukrainian media outlet Suspilne, Zelenskyy said he is certain that the war will end "sooner" than it otherwise would have once Mr. Trump becomes president.

The prospect of Trump returning to power in the United States next year has raised questions about the future of the conflict, as the Republican has been critical of U.S. military aid to Kyiv.

Zelenskyy said that Ukraine "must do everything so that this war ends next year, ends through diplomatic means."

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[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Socialism. I wrote an intro reading list for Marxism if you want to check it out.

[–] Cryan24@lemmy.world -4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

Why should my lazy neighbour get the same as me when I work harder or smarter? There in lies the problem with pure socialism.. socialised democracy ( i.e. capitalism with based services for all) is the only palletable stance in that direction.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 5 points 19 hours ago

That's not what Socialism is, or even Communism. In every existing Socialist state, people have gotten higher or lower pay for different levels of intensity or skill. If getting paid the same is "the problem with pure socialism" then it sounds like it's all cleared up!

Secondly, Social Democracy still relies on Capitalism, which necessarily moves in the direction of increased disparity and centralization of power in fewer and fewer hands. Moreover, as companies spread internationally, Capitalism turns to Imperialism, whereby workers in the Global South are paid a fraction of the wages a worker in the Global North would be paid. This form of hyper-exploitation for super-profits results in dramatically unequal exchange and underdevelopment. Socialism is the way forward, beyond this system of exploitation and eventual collapse.

I really recommend you give at least the first section of my reading list a try.