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That’s the reason they’re rejecting it. From the article:
“Barring a Ukrainian demand signal” for peace talks, “there’s unlikely to be a push from Washington,” he said.
Is anybody actually so naive as to believe that Ukraine has any say in this?
https://news.gallup.com/poll/512258/ukrainians-stand-behind-war-effort-despite-fatigue.aspx
Key points:
- 60% want to keep fighting until victory (which >90% define as everything including Crimea liberated) – down from 70% about a year ago
- Zelensky’s approval rating is >80%
So not only Ukraine but ukrainians seem to agree with White House’s assessment.
That’s back from October last year, a lot has happened since then such as massive failure of the Ukrainian offensive. However, what Ukrainians want is entirely beside the point. US makes the decisions.