There willl be more civiliands be killed because Putin will not end the war. It is not Zelesnkiski´s decision.
I think Zelensky wants Russia to agree to end the fighting along the current line of contact, with support from the west, and with some sort of western peacekeeping contingent in place. This is what he's pushing for.I cannot help but feel that Zelenski is moving to a "target London" campaign. Of course, we all know what Harris "bomber" did.
Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy declares 40-day Russia blitz to ‘influence the aggressor state’
Ukrainian strikes continue to shut down Russian oil refineries and starve Crimea of gasoline and power; Belarus relay stations silenced. What we know on day 1,584www.theguardian.com
“Influence the aggressor state in order to press for an end to the war.” Zelenski is going to start killing more civilians, then Russia will kill more civilians. What else but reprisals does he think that is going to happen? And he knows that Ukraine is at the receiving end. It didn't work in the past, something that hasn't work in 4 years is going to work in 40 days?
I am pretty sure that the NGSh knows about History, but Zelenski was already advised against the Kursk return ticket. I am at a loss to understand what is he trying to achieve, the "public opinion" is already on his side, not that it matters but, is he hoping for another Russian Revolution in 2027?
Zelenski absolutely could end this war if he was willing to accept Russian terms. Putin could end them by accepting Zelenski's terms. Neither is willing to. Pretending otherwise is just silly.
Yes, I understand that. What I cannot understand is how he hopes to achieve that with those 40 days. Does he even have the ammo for those 40 days?
Good question. I guess it depends on what else Ukraine has up it's sleeve. If there really is some new option to put additional pressure on Russia, perhaps they have some sort of plan. But it could also all be for show. I recall Ukrainian officials openly stating that they intend to end the war before the winter. Which is not something you want to say out loud if it's actually true and you really intend to negotiate because then the other side knows you need a deal signed by a certain time.
I would argue that it is not pointless for Putin and it is not pointless for Zelenski, because both are still fighting. I think that we all know that Putin has pointed out a few thing that he wants from this war...
Accept to hand over another land to the aggressor without any reliable security guarantees that the Russians will not breal the treaties again, like all other 7 made treaties regarding Ukraines borders and souverainity?
What guarantees would be reliable? I assume not Russian ones. But if it's western guarantees that are needed, then it's not Putin that's the hold-up either...
I'm not sure this is correct. He's indicated that he would accept a ceasefire. But that's different from ending the war. Is Zelensky willing to accept the current line of contact as the new international border, and forgo claims to the territories on the other side of the line? If not, it's not much of a compromise. Realistically Ukraine isn't going to be recapturing the territory anyway. So taking a ceasefire along the current line doesn't sacrifice anything. Everything I've seen indicates that Ukraine isn't willing to accept the permanent loss of any of their territory.
I suspect he's willing to make some compromises to end the war. But he's probably not willing to move one millimeter for the sake of a ceasefire, for obvious reasons.
Yes, I agree 100%
Why should he? Zelenskij said he is willing to accept the Russian authority of the occupied territory but not to accapt the tranfer of the territory into the Russian Federation. So it wouldf be an annexed territory like the Golan, which is still Syrian territory by international law.
Yes, the whole world is waiting for.
He said tthat Russia seeks the decision on the battlefiled. Until he realize that he won´t win the the war on his terms he will continue the fight.
To accept a "Golan situation" first they have to agree to negotiate. I one side keeps insisting in cease fire first, does it want to negotiate?
Well then it's not a compromise, it's an acceptance of inevitability.
Again, it's not a compromise to accept a status quo that you can't do anything about.
I think we won't see true negotiating positions until actual negotiations start, and even then it's not clear it will be public. For the Anchoridge talks for example it seems Russia was willing to take a peace deal where they're not demanding the rest of Kherson and Zaporozhye. They wanted the rest of Donetsk region.
It's pretty clear Ukraine doesn't want to negotiate. They want to kick the can down the road and stall. And it's obvious why, they have nothing to negotiate with. So in the absence of a willingness to negotiate on Ukraine's part, of course Russia will seek a decision on the battlefield.
This is true but the reality on the battlefield is such that Russia can plausibly claim victory for domestic propaganda purposes. It's not really a victory, in my opinion, but it's sellable.
Your opinion. Mine is that Ukraine is ready for negitiations but not under Russian conditions.
Inacceptable for the UA. You are knowing that. And in the Anchorage talks Lawrow said that Trump had assured that he will force Zelenskij to accept the Russian terms, and that Russia is disappointed that Trump was not able to deliver.