Recently, Ukrainian President Zelensky announced that he agreed to the current contact line as the starting point for the cease-fire negotiations, news came out that the label of "confessions" "soft eggs" instantly filled his social account. But if you carefully look behind this, it will be discovered that this is where it is, it is clear that the president under the pressure of reality, made the most relentless and the most conscious choice, after all, to stay in Zhengzhou, there is a possibility of subsequent reversal.
Previously, the "table name scene" between Zelensky and Trump during his visit to the United States was still vivid in my mind. Faced with Trump's proposal to "give up Donbas", he strongly replied that he "will not betray every inch of land" and even left. After returning to China, he also posted a high-profile selfie, full of firmness between the lines. The reason why he was so confident at that time was that he relied entirely on the support of the European "old ironies". The European Union and NATO countries patted their chest to promise "enough artillery shells," which made Zelensky firmly believe that even if he offended Trump and had the entire European platform, Ukraine would be able to fight it out. But he did not expect that the situation would turn around so quickly.
It is that Britain, leading the 12 European countries, issued a joint statement, publicly supporting Trump's "immediate ceasefire" plan. This paper statement, is no different from the European collective "anti-water". For Zelensky, it is like playing the game after the row friends suddenly all off the line, only one "ADC" left in the face of fully equipped opponents, except for "suspension" no choice. In the live broadcast that night, he seemed to calmly announce agreement to ceasefire, the rule in the heart has long overturned the river, the final relying on the mountain collapsed, no more compromise, even the position of the president may not beined.
Europe's "rebellion" is not without warning. In the final analysis, it is forced by the reality that "there is no money in the pocket, and the baby at home is crying". The price of industrial electricity in Germany has soared, and many companies have the idea of moving; French farmers drive tractors to fill the streets of Paris; Farmers on the Polish border were more direct, carrying potatoes and closing roads to protest, shouting, "Let's sell the potatoes first, and then talk about aiding Ukraine." People's livelihood issues are fermenting, votes are crumbling, and European politicians instantly turn around and talk about "peace". After all, for them, preserving their political future is far more important than supporting Ukraine, which is far away.
But does ceasefire really equal peace? The answer is obviously no. Today's situation is like two neighbors fighting over the border of a fence. It is easy to stop for the time being, but it will take three or five years to discuss how to draw the fence. More importantly, the core contradiction between Russia and Europe has never been resolved. What Russia wants is a security buffer zone so that NATO cannot be "posted on its doorstep"; what Europe wants is a sense of security and always wants to expand NATO's "protective umbrella". Ukraine, on the other hand, has become the most innocent "buffer" in the middle. The ceasefire is just a pause button. As long as the two sides do not reach an agreement on their core demands, this "buffer pad" may be pushed to the forefront of the storm again at any time.
Zelensky knew this better than anyone else. He chose a ceasefire, not to give up, but to "leave a way out." Let's first preserve the sovereignty of Donbas and maintain the position of president. When the European economy recovers and the U.S. government changes in the future, there may be an opportunity to "flip the table" again.
In the end, Zelensky is now like a small electric donkey trapped in the middle of the United States, Europe, Russia, before there is a seizure after the blockade, the only thing that can be done is to first brake guard, then slowly look for the "super road". For us these grape-eating masses, instead of rushing to label her "soft eggs", rather than moving the small bench to see the subsequent drama of this buffalo cloud.
But no matter how the drama turns, one thing is always clear: for the Ukrainian people, less gunfire, more days of peace, more important than anything. As for those complex geo-games, conflict of interests, let the politicians go to headache. and Zelensky's choice, also give everyone a lesson, in the face of reality, the head down is not confession, but to better live, waiting for the next opportunity.