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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Snider) - Zelensky Under Pressure

New developments are restricting the Ukrainian president’s room for maneuver. The post Zelensky Under Pressure appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Zelensky Under Pressure New developments are restricting the Ukrainian president’s room for maneuver. Volodymyr Zelensky has been president of Ukraine for seven years. He has been at war with Russia for four. He is now facing intense new challenges. The pressure is mounting on Zelensky to hold presidential elections . Yaroslav Yurchyshyn, a member of Ukraine’s Parliament, says  the Ukrainians have been told that the U.S. could pull out of the diplomatic process “if Ukraine was not prepared to compromise, including by holding elections.” They have reportedly also been told that security guarantees are…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Snider) - For Zelensky, Is Losing the War Better Than Losing the Peace?

At Davos, the Ukrainian president scolded European leaders. The post For Zelensky, Is Losing the War Better Than Losing the Peace? appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs For Zelensky, Is Losing the War Better Than Losing the Peace? At Davos, the Ukrainian president scolded European leaders. The biggest progress in the talks between Russia and Ukraine is that, for the first time since the opening weeks of the war, Russia and Ukraine are talking. That’s important. The first time they held direct talks, they were on their way to ending the war—at least before Ukraine’s friends in the United States, the UK, and Poland encouraged an end to diplomacy and a full commitment to war. For weeks, Russia has called negotiations “constructive,” the U.S. has said the talks “are at the end…Open