Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "Has the War in Ukraine Reached Stalemate?" video.

  1. Peace talks should always be an option but it should be under the terms of Ukraine taking back all its land, including Crimea. Anything else would be difficult for the people of Ukraine to accept and would be seen as a sign of weakness from the west, after all, Russia needs to learn that there is a high cost for its actions, so any gains for Russia should be seen as unacceptable to the west and for Ukraine as well, as we could end up seeing a repeat of this in the future if Russia stands to benefit in any way from this. So peace talks are fine under Ukraine's terms and that seems unlikely with how Putin is, and I suspect the war will continue with further advancements from Ukraine as they seem to do quick advancements to gain land, take a pause for a few weeks or months and then advanced more, now that Russia is changing tactics, Ukraine and the west will likely do the same, but I suspect the same plan is in place, to push Russia slowly out of Ukraine, inch by inch. I am also starting to wonder, Russia can attack any sites in Ukraine, yet Ukraine can't attack Russia targets in Russia, seems like a massive advantage in favour of Russia, Ukraine have every right to attack Russian targets in Russia the moment Russia attacked Ukraine but the west is preventing that because they are scared of escalating things, I think something has to give on that one to favour Ukraine at some point or there is nothing stopping Russia from Bombing Ukraine from afar whiles Ukraine can't do the same back.
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  2.  @chodex1  Even so, it's in the west interest for Ukraine to gain all Ukraine back, including Crimea, with the aim of sending a powerful message to China on Taiwan. If Russia makes any gains in Ukraine that they get to keep, think of the message that sends around the world, it could actually escalate things and embolden some governments to take the chance because they will see the west as weak and that they have limits in how far they will go. With dictators, you've got to make this as costly as you can for them, you've got to make it crystal clear that there will be no gains from your actions, after all, have we not learned anything in the west from when Russia took Crimea? In other words, there should be no peace talks unless it's on the terms of Ukraine gaining back all of Ukraine, including Crimea, anything else would be seen as unacceptable for Ukraine and be seen as a weakness for the west.
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