Instead Of Seeking Peace Talks, Zelensky Is Trying To Cause World War III.

The War in Ukraine is not quite over; fighting will probably continue until the early summer. After that, the Russian victory will be complete.

This does not mean a total Russian conquest of Ukraine; that was never the goal. The goal is to consolidate Luhansk and Donetsk as independent republics, build a land bridge from Russian territory to Crimea, and control all of the ports of Ukraine from Odessa to Mariupol. This would give Russia control of Ukraine’s Black Sea coast and the coast of the Sea of Azov.

Russia will also control Kerson, which is near the mouth of the Dnieper River. The river runs to Kyiv and divides Ukraine down the middle. The result will be a landlocked Ukraine with no capacity to join NATO or continue the fight.

For Russia, this would be a strategic military victory and a political victory in the sense that Ukraine will be neutral and unable to join either NATO or the EU. The war is doubly tragic not only for the loss of life, including many civilians but also because the war itself was completely unnecessary.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky could easily have avoided the war by simply agreeing not to join NATO and pursuing a neutral policy. This could have been done without a loss of territory, although Luhansk and Donetsk would have expected substantial autonomy. Even now, the war could be ended quickly by agreeing to Russian terms on NATO and neutrality, although the loss of territory is now irrevocable.

Instead, Zelensky seems determined to lead Ukraine to death and destruction. He is a master propagandist but a self-interested oligarch with a megalomaniacal streak. The latest example is contained in this article.

Zelensky is calling for “global control over Russia’s nuclear facilities and nuclear technology.” There’s no way that will happen. It’s a threat to Russian sovereignty that will not be tolerated. But, it is in keeping with Zelensky’s inflated demands for weapons, money, and intervention by the West in what is actually a regional war between a large power and a buffer state that has little to do with the West.

Zelensky’s reckless rhetoric threatens a wider war and possible use of nuclear weapons. Zelensky seems determined to fight to the last Ukrainian. Unfortunately, so does Joe Biden.

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