I recently gained over 100,000 new followers. Because of this, I will clear some things up for or all my new followers who see "Pro-Ukr" in my bio and immediately think I'm some sort of Pro-Ukrainian propagandist who thinks Russia has lost millions of soldiers. I am what I'd consider a "traditional Pro-Ukrainian", as in what the movement was supposed to be about in early 2022. I support Ukraine's fight against a great power actor (Russia) trying to further its own interests, however that now extends to the US trying to sacrifice an entire generation of Ukrainian men for their own strategic interests. I am a big advocate for individual sovereignty of nations and independent foreign policy, and support Ukraine being a neutral state, away from powers like Russia and the US (although, I acknowledge that in an inherently anarchic world system, you cannot be truly sovereign without possessing nuclear weapons). But the war in Ukraine has long been lost. My stance since the beginning was that Ukraine should be able to determine its own future free of western or Russian interference and influence. The modern Pro-Ukrainian movement has completely moved away from its 2022 roots that I've stuck with, and can now be described as a movement centred around simply being anti-Russian, focusing on killing as many Russians as possible rather than saving Ukrainian lives, while promoting Europe's maximalist demands (in a strategic sense, not a moral one) to end the war. Any person who knows how power politics, war, and more specifically wars of attrition works understands that it is physically impossible for Ukraine to win the war, unless there is some extraordinary internal collapse within Russia. Ukraine cannot win militarily for many reasons that I could write for hours about, but the main one is simple and constantly overlooked: manpower shortages. This cannot be replaced by anything, even drones, despite Ukraine's strategic adaptations made with manpower shortages in mind. So, taking that into consideration, I firmly support peace negotiations in Ukraine, even if that means Ukraine ceding territory in return for peace. With the outcome of this war effectively set in stone, the continuation of fighting will only result in more death and destruction for a result that will be the same if successful negotiations took place today. But unfortunately, the US will not let that happen, as Ukraine fighting Russia temporarily overextends Russia, allowing for things like the overthrow of Assad, the war on Iran, and a renewed focus on countering the rise of China and Chinese influence, to take place in this Western-manufactured window of opportunity. So for now, I wish all soldiers and civilians the best and pray that the war will end soon with as minimal casualties and destruction as possible. I hold these stances because I truly care about Ukraine, Ukrainians, and Ukraine's future. Modern Pro-Ukrainian "activism" online seems to be mainly centred around killing as many Russians as possible, which only results in Ukraine suffering even more for the exact same outcome. I hope this clears some things up.

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