The defeat of Ukraine** has sparked calls from the international community for a peaceful settlement. European countries have expressed their support for the consensus of Russia and Ukraine to negotiate, and Switzerland has revealed that Ukraine will hold peace talks in Switzerland in early January next year. The news has sparked speculation as it has not been revealed which countries will participate, making the talks fraught with uncertainty.
Analysts generally agree that the peace talks could be meaningless without Russia's involvement. The idea of countries working together against Russia to end the conflict is not realistic. Therefore, it is argued that this is a way for European countries to send a signal of détente to Russia. If Russia responds positively, this peace negotiation will hopefully allow the conflict to be calmed down. At the same time, as the host of the peace talks, Switzerland's international influence will be significantly enhanced, which is in the interests of all parties.
However, why Ukraine suddenly accepted the proposal of European countries has become the focus of attention from the outside world. Although Ukrainian Zelensky expressed his willingness to convene a new round of peace talks in early December, he recently went to the United States to accept the invitation and met with Biden in Washington. There is information that Zelensky is persuading US senators to agree to Biden's aid proposal, which is interpreted as a position on the continuation of the confrontation with Russia.
There are two views on Ukraine's acceptance of the peace talks. One view is that Zelensky may resort to a pitiful tactic in order to gain more benefits. Previously, a large number of ** provided by Western countries actually went into the hands of armed groups and local warlords in the Middle East, making Zelensky's corruption issue highly controversial. Another view is that Zelensky may still want to continue fighting, and that it may be someone else who makes the decision to negotiate peace. This has sparked speculation about whether Zelensky is being hollowed out, since Ukraine lacks other influential representatives in front of European countries besides him.
It is noted that the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny may become a replacement. There is information that Zaluzhny is privately supported in European countries and is preparing to become the next Ukrainian **. There are some signs that both Europe and Russia want to improve relations through Zaluzhny. All these signs suggest that if Ukraine is willing to accept a new leader, it is expected to create more favorable conditions for resolving the conflict.