Tens of thousands are dead, and millions have fled their homes. The country may have lost all of its eastern provinces. That’s a heavy price to pay for whatever new political and psychological atmosphere was attained.
If Ukraine would have done what the West wanted they would have abided by the Minsk agreements. The far right in Ukraine and its militia (who did have a habit of attacking political gatherings) didn’t like the Minsk agreements and as a result, Ukraine didn’t abide by the agreements which is a key reason why the invasion in 2022 happened.
Maybe, if the West would have put more pressure on Ukraine to follow the West’s demands at protecting minority rights, the 2022 invasion could have been averted.
Tens of thousands are dead, and millions have fled their homes. The country may have lost all of its eastern provinces. That’s a heavy price to pay for whatever new political and psychological atmosphere was attained.
If Ukraine would have done what the West wanted they would have abided by the Minsk agreements. The far right in Ukraine and its militia (who did have a habit of attacking political gatherings) didn’t like the Minsk agreements and as a result, Ukraine didn’t abide by the agreements which is a key reason why the invasion in 2022 happened.
Maybe, if the West would have put more pressure on Ukraine to follow the West’s demands at protecting minority rights, the 2022 invasion could have been averted.