Comments by "Sean Cidy" (@seancidy6008) on "Putin Open To Ceasefire on Current Frontlines in Ukraine" video.

  1. The cost to Russia of continuing with the war is being spelled out, but the cost of quitting is not being given mention of, as if only Putin's pride will be affected. That Russia has been unable to take Kharkiv only 20 miles from the Russian border is bad enough. Its status as a country of consequence would not survive and it might as well give up its armed forces including its nuclear weapons if it lacks the will to go to the bitter end and attain its objectives against a medium sized country right beside it like Ukraine. No one would ever take it seriously again, not potential enemies nor prospective friends; would China consider Russia a worthwhile ally if it quit? So the war is from the standpoint of the Kremlin really believed to be sort of existential for Russia. If Ukraine is going to be supported open endedly by the West the largesse is without strings such as a say on whether Ukraine will negotiate, the Russo Ukraine war will go on for a very long time. I think that selfless attitude being sustained is possible, but not particularly plausible in democracies.
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