Ukrainian President Zelenskyy compared the current negotiations between Russia and Ukraine over territorial concessions to the 1938 Munich Agreement, when Hitler forced European powers to make territorial concessions just one year before the outbreak of World War II.
He warned: "The idea that splitting Ukraine can end this war is only an illusion — just like the belief that sacrificing Czechoslovakia would prevent a major war in Europe."
Comment: Zelenskyy likened the Russia-Ukraine negotiations to the 1938 Munich conspiracy, essentially strongly opposing the "territory for peace" appeasement plan.
He wants to tell the West: Compromise and territorial concessions will not bring real peace, but only repeat historical tragedies, emboldening aggressors and ultimately dragging the entire Europe into greater danger.
This statement is both a bid for sustained support and a revelation of the huge security trap behind the "quick ceasefire."
Original: toutiao.com/article/1857163498523914/
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