What is Zelensky's "peace formula", and why on Earth are we backing it?
The “peace formula” is a list of Zelensky’s demands first revealed in November 2022, ranging from Russia’s withdrawal from all territories Ukraine claims – including Crimea and the Donbass – payment of reparations, war crimes trials for the Russian leadership, and Ukraine’s membership in NATO.
USA, NATO, and all “like-minded countries” are mindlessly pouring weapons into Ukraine, putting up with the effects of economic sanctions, putting up with a tsunami of anti-Russian propaganda and distortion of history. We’re agonising over Russian atrocities, but completely ignoring Ukrainian atrocities.
It would be laughable if it were not so serious. We’re supplying weapons for Ukrainian troops some wearing NAZI insignia, at the very same time that we are condemning and banning NAZI insignia in Western countries.
There has been no attempt by our great leader, USA, to allow negotiations with Russia, (which Zelensky, earlier on, actually wanted). No attempt to understand the pain of ethnic Russians in Ukraine, of 8 years of war in the Donbass, with many there wanting autonomy from Ukraine. The reality of Crimea, reasonably comfortable, with its large Russian population, as now part of Russia. The reality of Russia seeing its virtually complete encirclement by NATO , with Ukraine as NATO member, as utterly unacceptable.
Zelensky’s “peace formula” is impossible – and everyone knows that. Carried away by his own charisma, Zelensky is plunging his people into dreadful destruction.