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[Mesob]

(Poor Ukraine trusted the Americans and the EU to wage a war against Russia. For such a simple issue, why did the Ukrainians fail to see the reality of their history and the region they live in? Instead of learning to live with their much stronger and richer historical cousins and neighbors the Russians, they chose to go to war, trusting a far away friends and allies.
This is also a lesson the Somalis never learned again and again on their conflict against Ethiopia, trusting the Arab Egyptians and the Arab Muslims will be on Somalia's side. The Somalis waged two major wars against Ethiopia, however, when Ethiopia trounced them, the Arab Muslims were nowhere to support and feed the starving and humiliated Somalis.
Let this be a lesson to my own Eritrean brothers and sisters. Lets learn to live in peace with our Ethiopian brothers and sisters before it becomes too late and to dark to see. Arab Egypt and the Arab Muslims will do anything for us to wage a war against Ethiopia, but at the end of the day, the Arabs will not come to feed our starving people, let alone to build our destroyed schools, colleges, ports, roads, waters systems and hospitals.
By the way, will Ato Meleket give his right arm to Ukraine now?)

The BBC comments on the current new reality for Ukraine and Zelensky this way:
America is under new management. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is joining a growing list of US allies who are finding that the world according to Donald Trump is a colder, more uncertain and potentially more dangerous place for them.

It must have been bad enough for Zelensky to hear Trump's abrupt announcement that he had welcomed Russia's President Vladimir Putin back to international diplomacy with a 90-minute phone call, to be followed by a face-to-face meeting, perhaps in Saudi Arabia.

After Putin, the White House dialled up Zelensky's number. Speaking to journalists in Ukraine the morning after, Zelensky accepted the fact that Putin received the first call, "although to be honest, it's not very pleasant".

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdry8g78lzvo
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[Mesob]

If Eritrea keeps on trusting the opportunist Arab Muslims, who run away when it gets hotter, Issaias will just meet Ukrainian's Zelensky fate. Let this be a lesson for Eritrea.

[Mesob]

Poor Ukraine was used against Russia by America, only to be dumped when all their plans failed and lost billions of dollars. What will be the future of fractured and destroyed Ukraine.

[Mesob]

-- Lesson for Eritrea and Ethiopia from the Ukraine War:

Lesson one: successful deterrence relies on credibility.
Lesson two: a positive correlation of forces isn't a good predictor of actual performance.
Lesson three: the West needs to think much more strategically about Russia and Ukraine.

-- Lesson from Tolstoy's War and Peace:

Many of Tolstoy's characters experience profound moments of forgiveness and redemption. Whether it's reconciling with family or finding inner peace after a mistake, these moments underline the importance of letting go of grudges and embracing compassion.

[ethiopianunity]

I doubt Ukraine will be abandoned certain zios will not allow and take this opportunity, it could be under Trump no war no peace . Ukraine had shown a dent on Russia that is what the West was looking for, to see the strength, retaliation, damage it did and what weapons they use, the pragmatic US wants to see how Russia fights to prepare them for future war with Russia. Ukraine has been a great help and meat grinder for West.

Have you seen the movie Predator? The predator when it is fighting with humans, it is practicing its fighting tactic with other planet adversaries they are facing.

[Dama]

The whole war must not have happened if there had not been a desire to engage and cripple the Russian economy and weaken its military. Like ethiopianunity said, it was fought for other ulterior motive than for Ukraine's interest with the blood of Ukraine.

The political problem to solve for Ukraine was granting self-governent to the Russian speaking minorities of eastern Ukraine so that they preserve their language and culture. And 60% of Russian and Ukrainian are mutually intelligible. Most are intermarried.
I remember Putin tried to bring both sides together and Russians in Ukraine remain in Ukraine under a federal arrangenment where they would have rights to self-rule within Ukraine. Ukraine refused saying they want an undivided Ukraine One Ukraine.
Bellicose Ukraine nationalists behaved like Amaras of Ethiopia.