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I think President Zelenskyy is very wise to treat Witkoff and Kushner with the diplomatic courtesy they deserve but Zelenskyy knows perfectly well that these are not honest brokers...until they understand the Ukrainian perspective I don't see any chance of this moving forward...President Trump has always leant towards Russia over this conflict."

Ukrainians have seen that their long-range campaign against Russia has been quite successful but at the same time I think the key question is how much leverage the US can have on the Russian side."

The economic squeeze raises the risk of public unrest, but for now, a ​wartime mentality appears to have a ⁠significant hold over the population...Foreign military intervention, civilian casualties and the perception of a wider civilization confrontation with a U.S.-led order are sustaining a degree of 'Iran-first' patriotic support, tolerance or simply patience with the regime."