There may be little other logical choice.
It seems both Zelensky and Putin are tag teaming the president in their own way. Each taking turns being the ‘obstacle’ to a tidy resolution of the conflict, meaning perhaps neither takes a Cease Fire as a serious option right now.
Neither man has expressed any great concern about the ‘Canon Fodder’ aspect of sending in more and more legions of young men fated for short term destruction. Not going to effect their individual day or cozy night’s sleep.
Neither man has expressed any great concern about the ‘Canon Fodder’ aspect of sending in more and more legions of young men fated for short term destruction. Not going to effect their individual day or cozy night’s sleep.
Exactly why I call them Little z and Vlad the invader.
This is really unfortunate because it looks like the replacement rates for new recruits required to keep the war going are in the range of 35,000 new soldiers a months for each side for a total of around 70,000 people a month total for both sides to keep the war grinding out.
The casualty rates on both sides of this disaster are higher than anyone is letting on to.
Hopefully, what we are seeing is posturing and there is a breakthrough in negotiations but from the outside looking in. it looks like the Ukraine is not going to accept any Russian terms short of withdrawal from Ukraine and Russia is not inclined to agree to those terms.
From a practical standpoint, Russia is building up for a serious offensive and Zelensky is working with members of Congress to legislatively circumvent President Trump and suck the US deeper into the war.
At the end of the day, both sides are probably going to end up wishing that they put a lid on this thing when they had a chance.
Except , of course for the multitude of KIA who at that point will have died glorious patriotic deaths and will be beyond wishing.