Russia Ukraine war, page-128560

Just one small point (I think you only covered points 1 and 2):
Zelensky is saying there won't be peace till they recapture Crimea and seems hell-bent on avoiding negotiations despite the heavy cost.
In an indirect way they (Kyiv, not the normal Ukrainian people) have chosen to continue the conflict. This has been aided and encouraged for more than a year as the noble defense of a nation. It might be better if we stopped encouraging it...