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Are you going to keep talking "Texan" or are you going to put your money where you mouth is "baby"?
What a silly claim, and how much are you going to put where your mouth is? When is anything current Ukrainian president/government promised going to happen? Any timelines on the bridge, Crimea, or 1991 borders? Any bets on how long that UA law about no negotiations with Putin will stand? Bottom line is Russia continues to take more land everyday, and the only comeback to that is, why so slow?
well, they got to climb over hundreds billions of dollars that were flooded into UA
Now orange man is likely to become the next US president, and with his selected VP it's clear that he doesn't want to inherit the Ukrainian quagmire, and there's little reason for him to break his promises and get sucked into it instead of just writing it off on a previous president, and concentrating on internal politics. Europe didn't want any of this in the first place but was dragged in by US with Nuland's cookies, so all Europe can do now is posturing while hoping that this goes away one way or the other as fast as possible.
He didn't really have anything to make a bet on. It's all he can do to stay focused on his dreams, and his goal of subverting people to the dark side (Deep State).
His two main problems are his greed and his fear. His greed moves him to want others to keep on fighting so that he can pick up whatever pieces are left after the fight. His fear is grounded in the possibility that the fighters might wake up and come after him.
Anybody can have fear. But when they will not turn aside from their greedy ways, that's when it's time to look for their condemnation.
In this war, he understands that Ukraine is lost. He also might understand that Russia is simply passing its time, even though it looks like it is fighting. Ukraine threw everything it could at Russia, and barely made a dent. That's a big problem for Zelensky.
Note that, when this war is over, this thread will no longer be wanted.
Zelensky Risks 'Political Suicide' If He Negotiates Peace With Moscow, Ukraine Official Warn
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zelensky-risks-political-suicide-if-he-negotiates-peace-moscow-ukraine-official-warnsWe reported earlier that the Ukrainian side seemed to react positively to former President Donald Trump's phone call with President Zelensky on Friday, as the Republican nominee for president conveyed that upon taking the White House his priority will be to explore achieving peace with Russia.
Trump wrote in the call aftermath that "I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families." He added that "Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence and paves a path forward to prosperity."
But some influential Ukrainian officials are already warning Zelensky against too hastily taking to the negotiating table. Zelensky has in the past consistently rejected the idea of sitting down with Moscow, and has openly stated he intends to refuse so long as Putin is leader of Russia.
But amid ongoing devastating troop losses, lack of artillery ammunition compared to much better-armed Russian forces, and a general war fatigue setting in, Zelensky could eventually welcome the kind of opening toward peace that a potential Trump presidency provides.
Kyiv's mayor said on Sunday that Zelensky risks "political suicide" should he pursue a peace deal which ends in Ukraine ceding territory to Russia.
Mayor Vitali Klitschko said in an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera on Sunday:
"How can we explain to the country that we need to give up pieces of our territory that cost the lives of thousands of our fighting heroes? Whatever move he makes, our president risks political suicide."
He admitted that the coming few months will be "very difficult" for Zelensky, and that the Ukrainian populace will want a say in the country's fate. So the scenario of holding a referendum on the question of a deal with Moscow would be likely at some future point.
"I don't think he can reach such painful and important agreements on his own without popular legitimization," Klitschko said of the question of territorial concessions. He said this could be a "way out" for Zelensky, as well as the creation of a national unity government.
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