Mr Grunwald 33 | 2136
1 day ago #31
Neither side wants
Both political elites got a lot to gain during this war, especially with a standstill (less risk of losing own land).
Both Ukraine and Russia got a lot of attention in world media and are trying to use it to their advantage for sure. Ukrainians now know of possibilities in the west they thought impossible or not worth the hassle.
Russia thinks it can stop the wave of young men in Eastern Europe to move away from it's orbit. If it can't stop, it prefers to force them to die on the battlefield. It has succeeded with that for Ukraine and Russia while Belarus is staying out of it as much as possible and claims to prioritise Poland as a danger (which is bullocks) which makes Belarus not send young men to war in Ukraine for Russian interests.
In middle of this political parties try to gain as much as possible out of this. Only those who have a lot to lose would fight to end the war. But, with the high amount of not being bothered and general cyniscism in Russian and Ukrainian societies as a post-Soviet society. All responsibility is pushed away from the individual on to the groups caring for self gain that has established power. Until a spokesperson gives hope for a brighter future with real backing and possibility of breakthrough. It will be a slow grind