Zelensky's conciliatory letter to Trump suggests he's run out of options
Zelensky's conciliatory letter to Trump suggests he's run out of options
The Ukrainian leader's climb-down on security guarantees may be because the US is the only place he can turn to, writes BBC Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse.
I really feel for Zelenskyy, it's such a terrible position to be in.
On the one hand, it must be galling to have to play nice with Trump. You know his word is worthless and he's going to betray Ukraine the first chance he gets, which will probably cost a lot of Ukrainian lives.
On the other hand, if you hard-ball Trump and tell him to fuck off, the war continues and Ukraine probably loses, which also costs a lot of Ukrainian lives.
I really don't see any way this doesn't end badly, unless Europe can somehow step up and get Russia to back down. I don't really see that happening though. I think Ukraine's fate was sealed when Trump won the election TBH.
I do not feel bad for Zelensky because this is the position he put himself in by aborting negotiations two weeks into the war.
- https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/05/5/7344206/
- https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2022/09/03/west-peace-proposal-ukraine-russia/
- https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/10/25/the-west-must-stop-blocking-negotiations-between-ukraine-and-russia/
- https://braveneweurope.com/michael-von-der-schulenburg-hajo-funke-harald-kujat-peace-for-ukraine
- https://mronline.org/2023/12/07/west-sabotaged-ukraine-peace-deal-with-russia-admit-zelensky-official-and-germanys-ex-leader/
- https://www.aaronmate.net/p/ukraines-top-negotiator-confirms
- even Nuland admitted to stopping negotiations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiS2dg_atfc
Ukraine losing would be terrible for Trump. It makes him look weak and bad at foreign policy. Everyone knows that Russia invaded Ukraine unprovoked, and they'll do it again
Ugh, this sucks.
I hope Europe steps up in a big way.
Europe is materially incapable of stepping up in a big way.
They might be able to contribute more if they diverted the military aid they send to Israel.
They won't.
And even if they were capable, the Ukrainian people DONT WANT TO KEEP FIGHTING. If your ideology demands more blood sacrifice, well, step the fuck up. Get your big boy boots on, get your country to declare war and give you a gun, show people how serious y'all are about opposing Putin or whatever. Otherwise, cope and seethe.
The fool doesn't play poker!