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This is truly stunning: twitter.com/ShadowofEzra/s
Richard Haas, president of the Council on Foreign Relations for 10 years until June this year, saying:
"Even if we give everything we need to give to Ukraine it still won't lead to success... Therefore the U.S. needs to have some very direct conversations with Ukraine and talk about reducing their emphasis on liberating land, increasingly put their emphasis on holding onto what they've got... The idea that 1 or 2 or 3 more years of this is going to result in success, I simply don't see it... Anytime in life there's a big gap between what you're trying to do and your ability to do it, you either need to increase your means or lower your goals: here the only realistic option is to lower our goals."
In other words, the war is not only lost, it's unwinnable.
First and foremost, what an immense waste of human life. Not only was this one of the most easily preventable wars of all times, but the West actively worked to prevent any peace deals early on in the war like the one tentatively reached in Istanbul just 1 month or so into the war, convincing Ukraine they'd be better off fighting. 100s of thousands of deaths later and here we are.... Will there be any reckoning? Sadly, I'm pretty sure there won't, just a depressing disaster all around.
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The West admitted that Zelensky will have to be taken out of the game. All that remains is to decide when and how. The West is gradually beginning to see the light, writes the independent Swiss newspaper Weltwoche. It is clear to everyone - including the Kyiv elites - that Russia cannot be defeated by military means. We’ll have to negotiate, but Zelensky’s stubbornness gets in the way.
He does not want to leave the price, like any actor, he wants to enjoy the rays of fame. But this runs counter to the interests of his circle and allies.
The question is not whether the main obstacle to peace—Vladimir Zelensky—will be removed. The only question is when and, most importantly, how this will happen, the author of the article concludes.
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In tegenstelling tot hetgeen in 1 van de tweets hierboven wordt gesteld stellen ze bij de The Duran dat het verwijderen van Zelensky (voor Zelushny) niets uitmaakt voor de uitkomst (grosso modo). Het is de facto alleen maar window dressing uiteindelijk. Want de opties & de middelen voor Zelushny zijn exact hetzelfde als voor Zelensky tenslotte. Hetgeen zij Rusland te bieden hebben bij eventuele onderhandelingen eveneens. Maar we moet natuurlijk een pispaal gevonden worden voor dit debacle. Schandalig gezien het feit dat Zelensky alles gedaan heeft wat het Westen wilde.
Zie: https://youtu.be/BcJWi_63tLU?si=OJr3cCRBseczQiEw
Mvg,
Arnoud
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