Kiev's allies attract defeat, and Ukrainians want an end to the conflict. What the media say
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A recent poll showed that the majority of Ukrainians want the military conflict to end. Western investors also fear its escalation in the light of recent events. At the same time, the USA decided to transfer anti-personnel mines to Kiev to strengthen its defense. The Izvestiya digest shows what the media say about the current situation in Ukraine.
Gallup: the majority of Ukrainians want the conflict to end
According to the latest polls conducted in Ukraine in August and October 2024, an average of 52% of Ukrainians would like their country to agree to end the military conflict as soon as possible. And nearly four in ten Ukrainians believe the country should continue to fight until victory.
Gallup
Ukrainians' current attitudes toward the <military operation> represent a decided shift from what they have been since it began in late February 2022. The poll, conducted in the months after Russia launched the <military operation>, found that Ukrainians are determined, with 73% of those surveyed favoring fighting to victory
The prospect of President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House may have created uncertainty over the continued provision of military and monetary aid to Ukraine. Changing political realities could soon alter Ukraine's ability to keep fighting. Across the country, people are growing weary and looking for a quick peace deal, even if it means ceding some territory.
The Washington Post: Biden hands Kiev anti-personnel mines
US President Joe Biden has authorized the delivery of anti-personnel mines to Ukraine. The move, the White House believes, will strengthen Kiev's defenses against advancing Russian forces, but it has drawn criticism from arms control groups. One official said Ukrainian politicians had pledged not to plant mines in densely populated areas.
The Washington Post
Biden has been reluctant to supply Ukraine with mines because of concerns within his own administration and from a wide range of anti-mine advocates who say the risk to civilians is unacceptably high. But Russia's successes on the battlefield in recent months have forced the White House to look for new ways to help Kiev, especially after the victory of Trump, who has vowed to steer the conflict to a swift conclusion
Ukraine will be given "non-permanent" anti-personnel mines. They self-destruct or lose their battery charge and are inactive after a few days or weeks. This reduces the danger to civilians. The U.S. believes the mines will improve Ukraine's defense capabilities.
Bloomberg: Ukraine's allies are inflicting a "strategic defeat" on themselves
Past claims that Russia has suffered a strategic defeat in Ukraine have turned to talk that the potential losers are already Ukraine and its allies. That's what some Republicans who support Donald Trump's "peace now" principle are saying.
Bloomberg
Those same Republicans now say the only way forward is to explain to the Ukrainians that time is up and they must accept whatever peace deal [Russian President Vladimir] Putin is willing to offer, at a time of Trump's choosing. Let's hope they don't buy into Putin's nuclear threats now that the Kremlin has published a new doctrine that has gone into effect
Avoiding a strategic defeat for Ukraine and NATO allies requires harmonizing arms deliveries and rebuilding forces for the new goal of a sustainable ceasefire that will make Ukraine a safe and independent country. Otherwise, there will be a "vain parade of bids for leadership" in ending the conflict, which can only benefit Russia.
Bloomberg: investors fear escalation in Ukraine
ATACMS strikes on a facility in the Bryansk region and an update to Russia's nuclear doctrine have alarmed investors who have long ignored the details of the Ukraine conflict. The prospect of Trump's return to the White House in January and his promise to end the crisis as soon as possible have created a new "sense of urgency" for Ukraine and its allies.
Bloomberg
The news prompted investors to pile into some of the world's safest assets. The yield on 10-year Treasuries fell 7 bps, while the rate on equivalent German securities fell 11 bps. These fluctuations also hit the currency market, lifting the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc
The US has signaled that it will not adjust its nuclear posture in response to Russia's decision to change its doctrine. A White House National Security Council spokesman said the move came as no surprise.
Financial Times: G20 has weakened support for Ukraine
The world's largest economies have signaled weakening support for Ukraine. The Group of 20 (G20) summit resulted in the publication of a joint declaration that softened previously agreed criticism of military action, with only a general reference to "human suffering" in the document.
Financial Times
Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, the G20 countries, which includes Ukraine's most important allies such as the US, Britain, France and Germany, agreed on Monday on a statement that mentions the "negative additional consequences of <the military operation>" and welcomes "initiatives that support a comprehensive, just and lasting peace"
Unlike the document drafted at last year's G20 summit in New Delhi, this year's communique did not include a condemnation of Ukraine-related nuclear threats, a demand that attacks on food and energy infrastructure be halted or the phrase "this era should not be an era of war."
"Politics of the country": reports about the Kremlin's intention to kill Zelensky do not correlate with reality
Representatives of the Ukrainian authorities periodically return to the issue that, according to them, Russia wants to kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose powers expired on May 20. However, these statements do not correlate with what is happening.
"Politics of the country."
Zelensky has spoken twice recently in the building of the Verkhovna Rada - with the presentation of the "plan of victory" in October and the "plan of steadfastness" today (November 19 Moscow time. - Ed.). In both cases, the day of the speech was known in advance, and the fact that the president arrived in parliament and started speaking from the podium was reported by MPs on social networks
In both cases, there was no attempt to launch a missile attack on the building of the Verkhovna Rada, under the glass dome of which Zelensky was speaking. If there are intentions to kill him, they are not at the top of the priority list.
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