I'm now reading about the CISA (Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency) on how they help with cyberthreats that anyone can attain assistance.  Now I find out that our Sec of Def is having the CISA to stand down on labeling Russia as a Cyberthreat adversary while China and the usual suspects are still on the list.

I'm so god damn tired and still a lot more pissed off than tired.

But really, WTF!

In my opinion, this is a war Ukraine could never have won.  The West's munitions stocks are low, despite the statements to the contrary, Europe isn't going to send troops to Ukraine without the US backing them up, and if that happened it would put us in direct confrontation with Russia.  

What is the alternative to negotiating an end to the war?  More fighting? 

Zelensky should have taken the deal negotiated in Istanbul in 2022.  He's not going to get terms any better than that now.  More men will die, and more territory will be lost.

Ukraine has no agency.  Nearly everything it has comes from the West.  Just think what a cutoff of ISR would mean.  Europe can't replace what the US provides.  The writing is on the wall.  

Obviously Russia broke the deal above. In that context, I don't think it's difficult to see why Zelensky refused the Istanbul deal (blocking any future membership of Nato and limiting Ukrainian military capabilities), as it would effectively be putting in motion the end of Ukraine. We know Putin can't be trusted to stick to any deal in the long term and if Russia comes for Ukraine in the future, with no NATO membership and with a weakened military, that would be that.

Appeasement of dictators doesn't tend to work very well in the long run.

Yes, Ukraine is reliant on its Western allies to provide munitions, but as a buffer between Russia and the West, this seems like it is in the West's interests. Russia expanding further West and getting a peace deal in exchange is not in the West's interests.