why you should CHOOSE to believe something there is no evidence of is a mystery to me .....opinion pollls have shown consistent strong support for Zel and to avoid giving in to russ oppression
(Just as why you should choose to support the aggressor here merely because the US aids the country they are attacking also a mystery .)

....then there's this ....Mevedev being more honest than your or putin .....putin wants ALL of Ukraine .....which is why Ukraine need to fight , not just for their occupied lands , but to maintintain their liberty from russia .

Russia To Occupy 'Remaining Ukrainian Lands' After Ceasefire: Medvedev
Medvedev, now deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, "reaffirmed that Russia would not accept or uphold any negotiated peace settlements with Kyiv short of Ukrainian capitulation, the destruction of the entire Ukrainian state, and the full occupation of Ukraine,"
https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-medvedev-war-1923713