"...Zel represents his country..." Well then, Zel is the only one responsible for all the deaths, chaos, destruction and devastation that his decision making led to.
"...we've seen Ukraine ignore advice when it suits them - particularly wrt - strategies for the counteroffensive.." Yep. My point exactly. Ukrainian government is incompetent and psychopathic. At least as far as the integrity of the country and livelihoods of the ordinary Ukrainians go.
The facts are obvious, buddy. The war is tearing Ukraine apart. Territory lost. Hundreds of thousands dead. Millions fled (and fleeing). Economy is totally dependent on US/EU handouts. All a result of Zel's choice not to go along with the March/April 2022 negotiations. He is a puppet. He fell for US/EU false promises of infinite support. Only a completely deluded muppet would have thought that he could win a war against a country like Russia.
