Quote:Ukraine's General Valery Zaluzhny surprised observers of the invasion this week with an unusually candid assessment that the warring parties had reached a deadlock along the sprawling front.

"Just like in the First World War, we have reached the level of technology that puts us into a stalemate," he told the British magazine, The Economist.

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In Kyiv, residents of the capital praised Zaluzhny for telling the truth, and urged Ukrainian politicians to heed his words.

"We all hoped for the best, but we all prepared for the worst," said 19-year-old Krystyna walking near the iconic Maidan square with her mother.

And she warned against the consequences of not acting.

"All the guys and girls who died there, and all the civilians, and all the military, everything will have been in vain."

'We're losing': Ukrainians reel from war chief's stalemate warning

(11-07-2023, 01:58 AM)sailorsam Wrote: I've seen references in multiple news articles that Zelensky is being encouraged to negotiate with Putin to end the war.

(11-07-2023, 01:58 AM)sailorsam Wrote: I've seen references in multiple news articles that Zelensky is being encouraged to negotiate with Putin to end the war.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-european-officials-broach-topic-peace-negotiations-ukraine-sources-rcna123628

 They began amid concerns among U.S. and European officials that the war has reached a stalemate and about the ability to continue providing aid to Ukraine, officials said. Biden administration officials also are worried that Ukraine is running out of forces, while Russia has a seemingly endless supply,  

the war does indeed look stalemated.  much was made of the Ukraine offensive this year, but it didn't go far.
the West is tired of $upporting the war.
and no doubt Russia has a huge manpower advantage.
Putin has shown willingness to push the issue, despite casualties, and whatever internal pressure he faces doesn't appear likely to change his mind any time soon.
so...hopefully they'll work something out before a whole generation of young Ukrainians dies.