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originally posted by: Oldcarpy2
"Support for negotiations remained high when respondents were told such a move would include compromises by all parties, with two out of three respondents saying the U.S. should still pursue talks despite potential downsides. The survey shows a nine-point jump from a poll in late 2022 that surveyed likely voters. In that poll, 57% of respondents said they backed talks that would involve compromises."
This is important. Of course people will prefer negotiations involving compromises to a bloody war.
Thing is, Putin's preconditions to talks do not contain any real compromises. It's all one way traffic with him.
And can he be trusted after all his broken promises, such as, not invading Ukraine?
The stalling of crucial American aid, a distinct dimming of the world spotlight, and simple war weariness are all exacting a heavy cost. On the front lines, exhausted Ukrainian troops are rationing ammunition as they fend off the latest Russian advances, and anxiety is mounting along with the military and civilian toll.
“Every day, we’re dying,” said Marta Tomakhiv, 33, standing in a sharp-edged shadow in Kyiv’s main Independence Square last week, mourning a friend from her western Ukrainian hometown who was killed in battle days earlier in the east.