I don’t think Zelensky is the one calling the shots, it’s his Western backers, mainly the US and UK. Wasn’t it Bozo Johnson who told Zelensky to cancel the deal that would’ve prevented the War in the first place?
I think Istanbul peace deal was the last moment he actually had any real choice. After that it was the west driving everything. Hence the key part here is that the west knew full well that the war was lost for at least a year, but they chose to continue sacrificing Ukrainians in hopes to weaken Russia.
I don’t think Zelensky is the one calling the shots, it’s his Western backers, mainly the US and UK. Wasn’t it Bozo Johnson who told Zelensky to cancel the deal that would’ve prevented the War in the first place?
I think Istanbul peace deal was the last moment he actually had any real choice. After that it was the west driving everything. Hence the key part here is that the west knew full well that the war was lost for at least a year, but they chose to continue sacrificing Ukrainians in hopes to weaken Russia.