Zelensky needs to compromise as well as us to avoid more needless death and destruction. I have yet to hear a clear exposition on the end game for us. Do we want Putin out of Ukraine completely, including the Crimea? The shooting war has been ongoing in the Donbas region for over 8 years. Crimea has been a done deal for the Russians for 7 years including holding a plebiscite that overwhelming favored being part of Russia. Crimea is deemed critical to Russian national security. They will never give it up. Or is regime change in Russia our real objective?
A question I have never heard asked, "Who will pay for the rebuilding of Ukraine? We are talking about hundreds of billions of dollars in a country that is noted for its corruption.