Russia-Ukraine peace talks are deadlocked by irreconcilable positions; Ukraine's worsening military situation and the end of US aid make an "ugly" deal necessary to avoid defeat.
Ultimately the fault of the nationalist ukranian elite and the west for letting it get to this, they could’ve given ukraine an easier out right after the war began but now it’s gonna pay the price for giving russia a bloody nose and get basically no meaningful reward
If they accepted minsk 2.0 then they would have just lost crimea. But greed and chauvinism was stronger - and so a million Ukrainians were sacrified at the altar
Ultimately the fault of the nationalist ukranian elite and the west for letting it get to this, they could’ve given ukraine an easier out right after the war began but now it’s gonna pay the price for giving russia a bloody nose and get basically no meaningful reward
If they accepted minsk 2.0 then they would have just lost crimea. But greed and chauvinism was stronger - and so a million Ukrainians were sacrified at the altar