Zelenskyy is accepting defeat

In an interview with Sky News, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently said Ukraine may have to cede territory. He recognizes Trump may want him to cede Kharkov, Donbass, Kherson, Crimea, and is preparing for it. He said he will be willing to do this if the rest of Ukraine can join NATO. This part is irrelevant, as Zelenskyy knows the rest of Ukraine cannot join NATO. He is only saying this to make it sound better to Ukrainians still willing to fight. His comments to Sky News reveal a willingness to make a peace deal which involves ceding territory. With or without Trump, Ukraine is losing and Zelenskyy knows this.

For those interested, Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

Why can a sovereign state not make a democratic decision about its own defence arrangements? Does the same apply to Finland and Sweden? Is Russia entitled to invade these countries too?

SW-User

@SunshineGirl There is nothing democratic about NATO. It is a military alliance that was created to bully Russia. If countries want to have strong defense, they should build it themselves. Do you think the West would encourage this? Everything has to be on their terms; it all has to be beneficial to them. US does not want independent nations.

ronisme1 · 61-69, M

@SW-User then why is putin making military alliances with Syria, north korea and china and a few others? For defense, same as europe and the usa

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@SW-User It is a military alliance that was built as a counter-weight in Europe to the power of the Soviet Union. In the 1990s, as the Soviet empire collapsed chaotically, it provided some semblance of order and security in the Balkans and stopped war from spreading to the rest of Europe. Absolutely nothing to do with "bullying" Russia, except if you take the view that only Russia is permitted to defend herself militarily.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@SunshineGirl It is an American controlled international armed forces who operates at the behest of the American power brokers who in turn are controlled by Israeli money. There simply is no need for Ukraine to be in NATO or under the thumb of American/Israeli financial interests. It was doing quite well as a nation after the fall of the Soviet Union until the long term plans of the money men became reality.