Ukraine-Konflikt: Schmerzhafte Wahrheiten - WELT
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Die Ukraine wird den Krieg gegen Russland verlieren – das müssen sich die Europäer eingestehen, auch wenn es weh tut. Es kann nun nur noch darum gehen, das Schlimmste zu verhindern.
  • ليتني كوري شمالي @lemmy.ml
    10·
    8 months ago

    Machine translated, can’t confirm the accuracy since I don’t know German and English is my 3rd language:

    It’s time to face the facts – sober, ruthless, in pain. Ukraine will lose the war against Russia. The country is in a war of wear and tear against the Russian attacker, which is slowly but surely dwindling its strength.

    Not the admission you’d expect from a German source. The article concludes with the following:

    So it’s going to be uncomfortable in the coming year. The facts are depressing – especially just before Christmas. But how does Thomas Mann write? “In the long run, a harmful truth is better than a useful lie.”

    • cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml
      8·
      8 months ago

      That’s an acceptable translation with perhaps a few minor mistakes. I translated the whole thing here (with some commentary) if you’re interested.