In the soil of Ukraine, a complex of emotions is buried deep. Some with pain, others with apathy, but regardless of attitude, everyone is talking about the future of their country. These voices come from former ** office advisers, former prosecutors, political scientists, and even current politicians. They understand the status quo, but they do not dare to speak of peace lightly.
Ukraine has three months left. This phrase came from the mouth of Alexei Arestovich, a former adviser to the ** office of Ukraine. He was Ukraine's "voice of power," telling the Ukrainian population in a low, insinuating tone every night that Russian missiles "have two to three weeks left." At that time, millions of people listened to him with bated breath, believed in him, and repeated these inspiring words to each other. Now, however, he is seen as a professional provocateur, information saboteur and the initiator of humanitarian aggression.
Arestovich's rhetoric now is very different from what it used to be. He claims that Ukraine has 2-3 months left, and the situation will become critical, and even a catastrophe may occur. Such defeatist rhetoric was previously unthinkable. Many people think that he is still a project of the **office, and perhaps this project is beyond the control of the office. But in any case, his rhetoric is having a disastrous effect on Ukrainian society.
At the same time, serious Ukrainian experts began to express similar opinions. They no longer pin their hopes on ** deliveries, believing that supplies will not change the situation. Political scientist Vadim Karasev bluntly put it: "The West sees that Ukraine can no longer fight, no matter how many ** you give them." The bluff is over. "He believes that the capture of Avdeyevka by Russian troops is of great psychological importance and marks the failure of Ukraine's military strategy.
Against this background, "Plan B" began to surface. This is the allegorical name of Ukraine for the plan involving an armistice. Previously, the word was taboo, but now more and more people are talking about it. Former Prosecutor General Svyatoslav Piskun even said that if the current trend continues, Ukraine will face the risk of being occupied by France, Poland and other countries, and may even break out into a world nuclear war. He believes that the Ukrainian leadership does not want to negotiate, but the reality may be worse than Plan B.
On the other hand, Ukrainian political scientist Mikhail Chapliga conducted a survey on his Telegram blog, asking readers how many new cemeteries there are in their area. He estimated Ukraine's total losses at between 700,000 and 1 million. However, Zelensky, in order to maintain social peace, deliberately underestimated the number of losses by 20-30 times. This is not only disrespectful to the deceased, but also exposes his incompetence and hypocrisy in the face of difficult situations.
Over time, Zelensky's fate has become the least concern of Ukrainian society. People are more concerned about how much time Ukraine has left. Both Arestovich's defeatist rhetoric and the warnings of experts such as Karasev and Chapliga point to the fact that Ukraine is at a critical juncture and needs to make smart choices to avoid an even greater catastrophe. However, the reality of the situation makes people feel helpless and hopeless.
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