Russia invaded a neighboring country destroying infrastructure and bombing cities. Russia had massed a reported hundred thousand Russian Army troops on the border telling the world and their people this was only an exercise. The neighboring country mobilized quickly and held the invaders. After years of this invasion and destruction Russia’s negotiating offer is that if Ukraine stops defending itself and gives all the Ukrainian land now occupied by Russian troops to Russia and allows Russian troops to remain in Ukraine in perpetuity and all countries who have come to Ukraine’s aide stop sending supplies of all kinds to a people who have suffered an unprovoked attack for years, Russia may stop bombing Ukrainian citizens. Then while supposedly at the bargaining table during a somewhat ceased, Russia punctuates it with a huge missile attack on several large Ukrainian populations. Ukraine then launches a counterattack to show Russia and others that this war is damaging to both nations.
And here Russia is playing like an innocent aggrieved party who is being punched back for invading a neighbor’s house and attacking a neighbor’s family.
Thank you Daniel for adding your voice to the debate. I can’t help but feel that your view is simply that of the common narrative espoused by those with the most to lose from a ceasefire / peace in Ukraine. I won’t get into picking that narrative apart as the above essay already achieves this objective so well!
Great essay, very well documented, thank you 🕊️
thanks for reading it!
Russia invaded a neighboring country destroying infrastructure and bombing cities. Russia had massed a reported hundred thousand Russian Army troops on the border telling the world and their people this was only an exercise. The neighboring country mobilized quickly and held the invaders. After years of this invasion and destruction Russia’s negotiating offer is that if Ukraine stops defending itself and gives all the Ukrainian land now occupied by Russian troops to Russia and allows Russian troops to remain in Ukraine in perpetuity and all countries who have come to Ukraine’s aide stop sending supplies of all kinds to a people who have suffered an unprovoked attack for years, Russia may stop bombing Ukrainian citizens. Then while supposedly at the bargaining table during a somewhat ceased, Russia punctuates it with a huge missile attack on several large Ukrainian populations. Ukraine then launches a counterattack to show Russia and others that this war is damaging to both nations.
And here Russia is playing like an innocent aggrieved party who is being punched back for invading a neighbor’s house and attacking a neighbor’s family.
The world has been watching. The world sees.
Thank you Daniel for adding your voice to the debate. I can’t help but feel that your view is simply that of the common narrative espoused by those with the most to lose from a ceasefire / peace in Ukraine. I won’t get into picking that narrative apart as the above essay already achieves this objective so well!
well put Duncan.