I wonder if Z’s “willingness to negotiate” has anything to do with the implosion of FTX?
...the implosion of FTX?
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First, he lost the skim originating with gas transit fees. Now, as you point out, he has lost his skim from FTX.
He’s learned just how trustworthy the collective west is. While there will be some mop-up ops for the Russians over the next few years, it is pretty apparent that the only way Zelensky, and by extension, Ukraine, survives is to find a new grift.
The Collective West are pushing some sort of IT hub construction there, probably to cash in on the various identity-theft, et al, paths to stealing from the world.
If Zelensky doesn’t realize he has been used and discarded, that’s a shame, but it doesn’t change anything in reality.