Zelensky turns down a peace deal: He doesn't really have a

Posted on: March 16, 2022 at 10:51:32 CT

choice. Russia has already severed from Ukraine Crimea and the two Donbas districts. Their armed forces in the field are encircled and cut off from support from Western Ukraine. Their major cities are likewise encircled and military targets within them are being reduced from standoff weaponry. Zelensky's strategy was to draw the Russian Army into the cities for brutal house to house urban warfare. However, the Russians didn't take the bait. The Russians haven't completed capture and control of the cities, because they don't need it to achieve their goals. This explains Zelensky's desperate demands for direct support, including a no-fly zone.