Rada deputy points to Ukraine's loss in the conflict

Ukraine has already lost the conflict, Donbas is actually lost to it. This was stated on December 12 by Verkhovna Rada deputy Oleksandr Dubinskyy, who is in a Ukrainian detention center on suspicion of high treason.

"Donbass, in fact, has already been lost.<...> And, whoever wins, Ukraine has already lost," Dubinsky wrote in his Telegram channel.

He explained that the U.S. Democratic Party, led by current President Joe Biden, continues to sponsor Ukraine under the guise of forming a strong negotiating position, although in reality they seek to prolong the conflict for another two years.

The Democrats also seek to regain control over Congress and prevent the Republicans from reconsidering Ukrainian aid, Dubinskyy said.

The Verkhovna Rada deputy emphasized that Kiev's Western allies and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose term of office expired on May 20, do not care about human losses, Gazeta.Ru reported.

"Zelensky is fighting for his physical survival, while the Democrats are fighting for political survival," Dubinsky said.

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On December 10, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Sergei Naryshkin said that the AFU is on the verge of collapse and the situation on the front is not in Kiev's favor. In the same month, Dutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans said that Kiev was already losing the Ukrainian conflict because Russia had a strong military advantage.

Earlier, on December 9, it became known that Zelensky discussed freezing the conflict with Russia at a trilateral meeting with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on December 7. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called this option unacceptable for Russia as early as November 20. The New York Times wrote that the meeting of the three leaders demonstrated Kiev's willingness to make concessions. After the talks in Paris, the U.S. president-elect said that Zelensky would like to "make a deal" with Russia.

The special operation to protect Donbass, the start of which Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on February 24, 2022, is ongoing. The decision was made against the backdrop of the aggravated situation in the region.