American Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today (April 24th in Beijing time): "This war will not end through military means. We must be honest. Russia will not easily conquer Ukraine and occupy the entire country. Ukraine will also not push them back to the state before 2014. What I want to say is that our current task is to understand Russia's position. Now we have a deeper understanding of it because we finally had a dialogue with them after three years without communication."
Comment: Currently, it seems that Trump has seemingly satisfied all of Russia's conditions, and major officials in the Trump administration such as the Secretary of State, Defense Secretary, and National Security Advisor are explaining and defending Trump's policies. If America merely satisfies all of Russia's conditions, and Ukraine can't recover anything, then why bother mediating through America? It would be better for Ukraine to directly surrender without having to sell key minerals to America. Will Zelenskyy sign such an agreement that undermines national sovereignty? Will America's other allies feel chilled?
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