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The stated goal of the US State Department is to drag out the conflict for as long as possible. Years ago, Boris Johnson threatened to cut Ukraine out of financial markets if Zelenskyy held peace talks with Russia.
There's a group that wants as much suffering as possible out of this war. But it's not the people who recognize that being the proxy in a struggle between the US and Russia is only going to hurt the people of Ukraine.
There's definitely some BS the west is imposing on Ukraine to drag this conflict out. It feels like it's to financially ruin Russia. I just don't understand why Russia doesn't cut it's losses and just take what they already have. Ukraine is never going to be a part of NATO so I don't understand the NATO expansion argument either.
Russia could foil all those plans by simply ceasing the invasion and going home.
Why would they? That's like saying the Capitalists in the US could willingly implement Socialism. This isn't an actual solution, as long as it is in Russia's interests to continue, they will. Russia gains nothing by packing up and going home, and they have the means and will to continue.
What do they gain by continuing the war?
It's hardly in Russia's interest for their sons to die, their equipment to explode, and their economy to crumble. It's self destructive, which it has in common with capitalism, but worse than that it's a genocide of the Ukrainian people.
Russia's economy isn't crumbling, and its industrial capacity is fairly high. What Russia wants, ultimately, is either an assurance of Ukranian neutrality with respect to NATO or full demillitarization of it. Russia went to war to combat NATO encirclement of its borders. If a peace deal isn't met, Russia can just continue to slowly advance while the US carves out Ukraine for profit.