Comment on Its a good ceasefire. Take the deal. UA can't win the war anytime soon or extract more concessions
sj_zero@lotide.fbxl.net 2 years agoWith what you've just described, it seems like there should be a very easy solution to this: give the people in the affected provinces the choice. Have a referendum, and both sides respect the outcome of that referendum.
iamtanmay@wolfballs.com 2 years ago
In theory it sounds easy.
But both sides have reasons to say no. Russians want to keep Buffer zones. A referendum might trigger separatist movements in the rest of the East. Will UA politicians want a fair referendum that could lose them bigger pieces of the country ? Fair doesn't exist in politics.
Are their politicians on either side who care about the locals ? Ukrainian politicians cared so little, they provoked a war with their aggressive stance on entering NATO. There's reports some UA units, like the neo nazi Azov batallion, blocked Eastern civilians from evacuating, to use as human shields.
War is messy. Who are the good guys ? Who represents the people ? Prepare to be disgusted by the so called "leaders"