„Mit unserem Blut besprenkelt“: Warum sich so viele Ukrainer gegen „Land für Frieden“ wehren

Submission Statement: While Ukrainian public opinion has softened to the idea of peace talks, this article encapsulates the strong opposition among Ukrainian soldiers fighting in the Donbas to a peace settlement. This article starkly contradicts the narrative that the Ukrainians are exhausted and want a settlement. That sentiment is more found in the cities far to the west of the front lines.

Instead, you see a faction who believes that their sacrifices must eventually be worth it, likely not satisfied until the 1991 borders are restored. While Donald Trump may say one thing, coercing Ukraine into a peace settlement would plunge Western leaders straight into a credibility trap. Especially in Europe, they see Ukraine’s interests as almost identical to their own.

Finally, this article mentions the spectre of a military coup should Zelensky actually concede land in any peace settlement or ceasefire. No one believes Putin wouldn’t attack again.

In importanr part because Russians have declared annexation of a large portions of Ukraine land they didn’t succeed to opccupy and they clearly claim for much more.