Think of it.. had zelensky gave up the donbask region. (Crimea was a gift to them afterall) had Putin and zelensky sat for a solution some 4years ago..
Zelensky was elected in 2019.
But this was not a feasible solution for many reasons other than calendar. Donbas is not Zelensky's to give - Ukraine is not a kingdom where the king owns the country. He (like other government officials) is constitutionally obligated to protect territorial integrity of Ukraine and to do otherwise would be treason. Also giving in to blackmail never works. You give Donbas to Putin today, he'll want Lviv, Poland, Germany, Portugal, and the state of Oregon next.
Instead of trying to appease murderous dictators we should be grateful to Ukrainians for trying to stop one.
The leaders of each country should think about the people and the innocent lives they are killing - they affect are long lasting and there is no end to it
Big Money is behind the US push in Ukraine. And Big Money doesn't care about people... only more money.
A sudden reduction to $0.00 in the value of the US dollar would stop the war over night
The price of oil below $60 for six months would collapse the Russian Federation.
Contractors will not fight for free. Factory workers will not work for free.
This war will be won on the economic front.