If the Kiev regime cannot hold onto territory because the people there do not want them and Kiev on its own can’t afford to force the issue, why is the US trying to impose Kiev governance on them? Is the fighting over 9 years not a pretty good clue this is the case? What am I missing?
The Kiev regime insists they get the Donbas and Crimea under their jurisdiction. But I never see an explanation: why? What is their goal? Do they want to kill all the Russian speakers? How do the current residents feel about it? What have been the reasons for 9 years of fighting?
If Zelensky was elected on a peace platform ... that would have meant negotiations over governance of the Donbas region with the residents them selves and with Russia ... what happened to that premise of his election? What happened to the Minsk Accords? That was negotiation. Not good enough for whom? The Nationalists? Why not?
How is the US/NATO assistance promoting “Democracy” in Ukraine if policy is determined not by the government but by the Banderite political/military faction that threatens Zekensky’s life if he proposes negotiation? Do I have that right?
What would happen to folks living in Donbas and Crimea if they were abruptly handed over to the Kiev regime?
Thanks! I’ll be contacting my Congressmen with my understanding of the conflict.
Questions from a US taxpayer.
If the Kiev regime cannot hold onto territory because the people there do not want them and Kiev on its own can’t afford to force the issue, why is the US trying to impose Kiev governance on them? Is the fighting over 9 years not a pretty good clue this is the case? What am I missing?
The Kiev regime insists they get the Donbas and Crimea under their jurisdiction. But I never see an explanation: why? What is their goal? Do they want to kill all the Russian speakers? How do the current residents feel about it? What have been the reasons for 9 years of fighting?
If Zelensky was elected on a peace platform ... that would have meant negotiations over governance of the Donbas region with the residents them selves and with Russia ... what happened to that premise of his election? What happened to the Minsk Accords? That was negotiation. Not good enough for whom? The Nationalists? Why not?
How is the US/NATO assistance promoting “Democracy” in Ukraine if policy is determined not by the government but by the Banderite political/military faction that threatens Zekensky’s life if he proposes negotiation? Do I have that right?
What would happen to folks living in Donbas and Crimea if they were abruptly handed over to the Kiev regime?
Thanks! I’ll be contacting my Congressmen with my understanding of the conflict.
Thanks for writing about this topic