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> If Zelensky tries to prevent Trump from reaching an end-of-war deal with Putin, the Russian army is likely to keep fighting until it takes by force of arms what Putin thinks he needs to secure his western border.
Which one is it?
How can Russia be, in the same analysis, a country fighting for survival, that would surely withdraw from this fight for survival if papers to that effect were signed, and capable of overrunning a whole sovereign nation out of spite?
This analysis is at best a mash up of Kremlin's talking points and wishful thinking. How can nations seeking protection against an imperialistic, bloodthirsty country that has shown repeatedly it will commit war crimes on a massive scale in the name of securing more geopolitical power be declared in the end culpable for that aggression on the basis of seeking protection against it?
No one had any problems with Zelensky's "attitude" until Trump told them to, and his followers turned on a dime as usual to comply with the new decree.
If you turn off your political biases and zeal, and read the article again, you will realise that the author is actually talking Realpolitik that is in the interest of the Ukraine. It's all good and well to shout out about right and wrong, good and evil in politics, but is it morally defensible asking the Ukranians to fight the "good fight" on your behalf, as long as you personally don't suffer the consequences for it?
Let us ignore superpower politics, and, for the sake of this argument, believe that the west is supporting Ukraine in good-faith. The west trained Ukrainian soldiers and armed them to resist the Russian invasion. That was a positive step. The Ukranians are fighting bravely. They had some initial success too. Great. That was 2+ years ago. What has happened since? Is Ukraine winning the war? The answer is no - one counter-offensive it launched has already failed. Till date, Ukraine has lost around 20% of its territory and more than 100,000+ soldiers. It is continuing to lose territory and soldiers. The simple fact is that Ukraine's military is losing because it is no match against Russia's larger military.
The military arithmetic is simple - what Ukraine needs today is not just more arms, but most importantly more soldiers. Is any western country willing to commit soldiers today, to fight alongside the Ukranians? The hard truth is no. And yet, the west (currently EU only) wants Ukraine to keep fighting. That's not some speculative opinion. This is what Germany's intelligent chief recently said: - Ukraine needs to fight the Russians till 2030 - https://nordot.app/1271064963068608531 !! Wow!
Please tell me - How much more territory should Ukraine lose, and how many more Ukranians need to die, till you accept the reality that Ukraine cannot win alone against Russia?
(The stark reality of the matter is that those of you asking Ukraine to fight Russia alone, to the last Ukranian, are nothing but cowards.)
Oh boo fucking hoo, the west got involved in politics in Russia's sphere of influence. Russia would never stoop so low. But if it did, we should probably kill 100,000 people, eh?
The author has no thought about self-determination or self-defense. He or she argues that Ukraine deserves to be invaded for having the temerity to try to escape.
You think DV is fair when your bitches get uppity? Was dinner late, did your wife sass you? Fucking cunt (whump) I'll teach you (whump) to entertain thoughts of (whump) joining Nato...
I hope that author ends up twitching in a pool of blood and teeth, killed by someone bigger and stronger, probably over a parking spot. A social-darwinist adventure.
And you: you're defective for liking this shit.
None of you in the west are willing to send your soldiers to Ukraine to fight alongside them because most of you would rather be keyboard warriors here, than actually fight Russians in battle. That is why you ask Ukraine to fight Russia, till the last Ukranian. It's cowardice and nothing else. Recently the German intelligence chief said that Ukraine needs to fight the Russians till 2030!! ( https://nordot.app/1271064963068608531 ).
When Yulia Tymoshenko, an opposition member in Ukrane heard this, she too realised that none of you in Europe have any genuine concern about the future of Ukraine. She wrote on her Facebook:
IF THE WAR IN UKRAINE ENDS BEFORE 2030, RUSSIA MAY USE ITS RESOURCES FOR AGGRESSION AGAINST EUROPE EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. This sensational statement was made today by the head of German intelligence, Bruno Kahl, who for the first time officially confirmed what we so did not want to believe. At the cost of the very existence of Ukraine and at the cost of the lives of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, someone decided to pay for the "exhaustion" of Russia for the sake of security in Europe? I didn't think that they would dare to say this so officially and openly… That explains a lot… I believe that the Verkhovna Rada is obliged to respond immediately. We are initiating such a step. THE WAR MUST END IMMEDIATELY ON THE MOST JUST TERMS! (Translation, original in Ukranian).
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