It’s not looking good, and it doesn’t really make sense to fight a losing war.
How do the Ukrainian people go about even discussing surrender among themselves? I’d imagine any mention of it would be met with hostilities, perhaps even violence.
It’s a shame because that lack of reasonable discussion can directly influence how many people die that could’ve otherwise been saved.
Support for Zelensky isn’t the same as support for the war. Kyiv independent also doesn’t scream “impartial news source” to me. I could be wrong.
I agree that Russia will likely not allow fair elections or freedom of speech if they take over Ukraine, similar to how they’re not allowed in Russia now.