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Originally Posted by Traum
An emerging problem is -- as the war drags on and wears on every aspect in life, opinions among Ukrainians (still living in Ukraine) are shifting towards a settlement with Russia to the point where there almost 70% of Ukrainians feel this way. Granted, wanting to have a negotiated end to the war is not the same as willing to settle for giving up land, but both sides are having difficulties in keeping the war going, and the advantage Putin has is, as a dictator, he doesn't need to give a rat's a$$ about what his people thinks. Ukraine doesn't really have the luxury of that.
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Sure. That's natural. Maybe they have to give something up, but I think they won't agree if it compromises them defensively, or if it means giving up any medium sized city or larger and this is exactly what Russia demands.
So as usual, I hope I'm wrong, but this isn't ending Friday.