I have to say that Zelensky's figure is really flexible and changeable, he will never compromise for a while, and he will take the initiative to seek peace for a while, no, in recent days, Zelensky has taken the initiative to release a signal for peace talks, claiming to end the Russian-Ukrainian conflict by the end of the year.
According to Qatar's Al Jazeera and Ukraine's state news agency, at a press conference a few days ago, Zelensky said that a "comprehensive peace plan" is being considered, and if the plan goes well, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will end by the end of this year. Zelenskyy stressed that Ukraine is now working on two fronts, on the one hand, to "stay strong" on the battlefield, and on the other hand, to develop a "clear and detailed" plan that will be ready this year, and that Ukraine's request for this plan is to be able to win the support of most countries around the world.
There is an obvious contradiction in Zelensky's remarks, he said that the Ukrainian army needs to "stay strong", which means that the current Ukrainian army is still "strong", there is a good saying, what cannot be obtained on the battlefield, cannot be obtained at the negotiating table, in this case, why is Zelensky in a hurry to cease fire, hoping to get from the negotiating table what cannot be obtained on the battlefield?
The reason is very simple, the so-called "strong" Ukrainian army is just Zelensky's self-deception, and in recent times, the Ukrainian army has had a big problem.
First of all, there are excessive casualties.
According to the official data given by Ukraine, since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, only 31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed, while the size of the Ukrainian army exceeds 700,000, and it stands to reason that 31,000 people have not been injured. It is said that the Ukrainian National Police has begun to recruit police units and form a "National Police Brigade" of 8,000 people to join the frontline fighting. This shows that the pressure on Ukraine's military resources is very high, and in this case, the personnel consumption of the Ukrainian army on the front line must far exceed the figure of 31,000. In contrast, the figure of 440,000 Ukrainian army casualties, which Shoigu reported a few months ago, is more reliable.
Secondly, there are the "rebels" who refuse to obey orders and appear in droves.
Zelensky's current position as president itself has legal problems and does not have complete legitimacy, coupled with frequent war losses, the Ukrainian army has a deep grudge against Zelensky's government. According to Arestovich, a former adviser to Zelensky's office, in recent times, six battalions of "rebels" have appeared in the Ukrainian army, who refuse to obey combat missions near Tonetsk, and Arestovich predicts that in the future, there will be more and more such disobedient troops.
Finally, there is the cliché issue of weapons and equipment, at present, most of the weapons assistance promised by Western countries to Ukraine is just empty promises, especially about the assistance of F-16 fighter jets, so far, there is no progress in sight.
In fact, for Zelensky, even if he does not take the initiative to sue for peace, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will most likely end at the end of this year at the earliest, and at the latest at the beginning of next year.
Why?
Judging from this TV debate in the United States, Americans are almost certain that Biden has Alzheimer's, so if nothing else, Trump will win this US election, and what will Trump do when he comes to power? According to his own words, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict will end within 24 hours, will Zelensky still have a choice at that time?