RE: NATO IS GETTING BORED PT227 Feb 2023 22:26
Zelensky messed up big time; completely miscalculated situation at the begining. This war need not have happened at all. If Zelensky could go back in time, he would accept almost all Russian demands...they were not unreasonable and the difficult one like Crimea, he could have negotiated. If he accepts these conditions now, then people would say why did so many Ukranians had to die. He portrays himself as Ukranian strong man, but in many eyes he fkd up big time. Not to forget, he did not believe US UK who said Russia was about to invade; he accused them of scare mongering, He should have reached out to Russia and said can we talk. All this will come out in the wash when Ukranians will be allowed to debate freely. Right now, Ukranians have to show united front, but when conflict is over and dust settles, we will get to know it all. One thing for sure, now that Russia have spilt so much blood, they will want more than what they wanted at the begining, which was:
1) Ukraine to cede Crimea to Russia
2) Ukraine to drop membership bid to join NATO as pet Minsk agreement
3) Ukraine to enshrine protection for Russian culture/language in it's constitution
4) Ukraine to provide autonomy to Donbas (similar to home nations within UK)
5) Ukraine to reign in on right wing elements in Donbas making life a misery for ethnic Russians