There is nothing “lovely” about killing people.
Anyone who ever thought Ukraine could defeat Russia has been living in a dream world.
A prolonged war in Ukraine is nothing but a death sentence for Ukrainians.
The West should have been driving hard toward a negotiated settlement from the start.
Globalists hate Russia for its nationalism and think destroying Russia is “good” for the world. (The one-world government concept)
Putin is not the most hard-core nationalist in Russia. Getting rid of him won’t eliminate Russian nationalism. Many in Russia think he has been TOO RESTRAINED in this war.
There is a fantasy on FR that Russia will somehow disappear at the snap of some western neocon fingers. Even were it to experience some kind of national humiliation vis a vis Ukraine, it would still be there geopolitically. Just as the U.S was and is after the vietnam and Afghan humble pie
The West should have been driving hard toward a negotiated settlement from the start.
***Ras Putin invaded when there was a weak-kneed prez the first time, didn’t do anything when there was a strong prez, then invaded a second time when we had a second weak-kneed dufusPrez. The West should have backed up the sovereignty & borders the first time, honoring the assurances they gave in exchange for nukes in 1994. Otherwise it would have been better for the Ukes to have never given up those nukes. If we don’t get nuclear nonproliferation right, we doom everyone.