That could not be further from truth. Currently Ukraine can easily destroy most of Russian equipment with a $500 Amazon drone with explosives attached by a duct tape. The only way Russia has to combat this is to keep sending tanks until Ukraine will run out of either drones or duct tape.
True that Ukraine cannot advance through the multiple lines of dug-in Russian defenses. However, Russia equally cannot advance an inch into Ukrainian held territory. It's a WWI style stalemate.
Because of that any talk that Russia can demand any concessions (beyond current line of control) from Ukraine or the West in exchange for peace are ridiculous. NATO can accept Ukraine into its ranks tomorrow and there is nothing Kremlin's dwarf can do about it but to posture menacingly.
There could be land swaps, for example Kharkiv for southern Belarus, but nothing should be given to Russia for free and Ukraine should receive reparations from Russia for damage they caused.
It is also hypocritical to blame Ukraine for casualties of war. It is Russian generals who deliberately send soldiers to certain death, not Ukrainian ones. Russia has lost at least twice as many men compare to Ukraine. Body count clearly shows whose military is better at fighting.
Ukraine should hold the elections only after all peace talks settled. Putin wants elections in Ukraine in hope that he can create more chaos and squeeze more concessions from inexperienced team, appointed by next president. Alternatively, he might claim that elections are illegitimate if Zelensky or any other candidate he does not like will win. We should not allow him to do that.
Any talk about changing constitution or any other interference in Ukraine's affairs are out of the question as well.
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