The West would prefer for Zelensky to get on board with their demands for resuming peace talks with Russia or for him to at the very least not further destabilize the state by widening his rift with Zaluzhny. Instead, he’s flat-out refused peace talks with Russia under any circumstances and …

The confluence of these three trends – Ukrainians souring on Zelensky, the West souring on this proxy war, but Zelensky remaining delusional about the latter and consequently ordering a new conscription drive against the will of his own people – could lead to some political surprises in the coming future. …

To summarize: 1) Ukraine is bracing for a Russian counteroffensive by fortifying the entire front; 2) that scenario could be averted, however, by freezing the conflict; 3) but Zelensky refuses to do so due to his messianic delusions of victory despite sobering up a bit lately; 4) A Russian breakthrough …