Almost exactly two years ago Mark Alexander Milley, the then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wisely proposed immediate peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Russian forces had just surrendered the great chunk of occupied Ukrainian lands in Kharkov and Kherson regions; despite the claim of annexation of four Ukrainian regions into Russia proper, it was crystal clear that Russian army got into significant disarray. His proposal was immediately dismissed.

But nothing spectacular has been gained for two subsequent years, except, of course, atrocious levels of destruction and corruption inside Ukraine. Despite probably biggest infusions of cash, materiel, and other equipment in all written history of mankind, Ukraine continues to cede its territory to Russia in Donbass with ever-quickening pace. And only bots like that one (Ava) show incessant hawk activity based on pro-Ukrainian propaganda content.