This is a classic example of Hobson's choice, and Zelensky has nobody to blame but himself, Boris Johnson, and Biden-Harris administration: the war could, and had to, be shut down already in Istanbul by any means necessary.

Times, they’re changing. Zelensky’s opponents raise voices ever louder.

Elections are coming with a vengeance. Good riddance.

Hadn’t we seen it before, in another time and place?