Your conclusion is thus: "The only person who can stop the war is Putin." So, logically, the responsibility for ending the war lies with Putin.
But what if he refuses the end the war? Ending the war may not be Ukraine's "responsibility" from a moral perspective, but surely it is in their best interest.
You have detailed the casualties and the 6 million Ukrainians who have left the country. Every day of war bring more casualties and lost territory.
What responsibility does Zelenskey have to his own people, to protect their lives, their homes, and their future?
It is surely a Pyrrhic victory if he does what you have defined as morally right, but in the process loses his country and/or his people.
A fascinating article. Thank you.
Your conclusion is thus: "The only person who can stop the war is Putin." So, logically, the responsibility for ending the war lies with Putin.
But what if he refuses the end the war? Ending the war may not be Ukraine's "responsibility" from a moral perspective, but surely it is in their best interest.
You have detailed the casualties and the 6 million Ukrainians who have left the country. Every day of war bring more casualties and lost territory.
What responsibility does Zelenskey have to his own people, to protect their lives, their homes, and their future?
It is surely a Pyrrhic victory if he does what you have defined as morally right, but in the process loses his country and/or his people.
One answer to that is to apply pressure to Putin to end the Russian's war.
Such as damaging and destroying Russia's oil refineries, something a petrostate burning through money in a war cannot survive indefinitely.
https://bbcrussian.substack.com/p/war-on-oil-ukraines-campaign-on-russias-refineries
How about Israel.
Right to self-defense?