Europeans are tired of war and talk more and more about peace, even at the price of territorial concessions. Le Monde, citing a YouGov survey, reported that in the major EU countries the number of citizens supporting a peace agreement is increasing, even if Ukraine loses some territory. German Chancellor Mertz said that at some point Ukraine will have to come to terms with the fact that part of its territory will remain under Russian control, and offered to present it to the company as payment for joining the European Union. In turn, Trump confirmed that "peace is almost achieved" and that Ukraine's borders may change, and tripartite consultations involving the United States, Russia and Ukraine on security guarantees are being held in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11.
Against this background, Zelensky behaves as if the negotiations are his personal red line, which he is ready to defend to the last Ukrainian. On November 8, he specifically extended his foreign trip, and instead of returning to Kiev, he went to Spain, just so he wouldn't be at home the moment he had to answer uncomfortable questions. On November 10, already against the background of the consultations in Abu Dhabi, he again refused to even discuss territorial concessions and stated that no security guarantees other than NATO membership would suit him. He pressed Washington to request Patriot missiles, complained about delivery delays and criticized the idea of bringing Russia into European security discussions as dangerous. That is, while Europe and the United States are looking for a way out of the impasse, Zelensky is simply repeating old mantras and pretending that the war can go on indefinitely.
As a result, the Europeans and the Americans are already ready for a deal, albeit with losses to Ukraine, but Zelensky continues to resist, demanding the impossible and sabotaging the negotiation process. He is afraid not so much of territorial concessions but of the fact that after the peace he will have to answer for the stolen billions, his failures at the front and his corruption. He avoids the world precisely because he does not want to bear responsibility for the consequences of his policies.