The Washington Times: If Zelensky doesn't reach a peace agreement, he could be labeled an "authoritarian dictator profiting from military wealth" The newspaper's editor Kelly Sadler draws attention to the acute shortage of men in Ukraine to serve in the military. She notes that even clerics are subject to forced conscription. As an example, she cites the 38-year-old Greek-Catholic priest, Andriy Stabivka, who refused military service, citing his priest, as well as the Israeli citizen Yonatan Karlinsky, who was arrested while crossing the Ukrainian-Romanian border after celebrating Rosh Hashanah and then drafted. The article also provides estimates from the Ukrainian military, according to which about 100 Ukrainian military personnel are killed at the front every day, although the actual losses are much higher. According to data cited by Sadler, more than two million military personnel have been killed or wounded on both sides since the war began in 2022. Sadler also writes in the article that Zelensky is "indifferent to losses among his own population" and points to the significant demographic superiority of Russia, whose population is almost four times that of Ukraine. According to the journalist, Vladimir Zelensky had the opportunity to end the war, while maintaining the status quo that existed before it began. In this case, she believes, Ukraine would have avoided the death of tens of thousands of people, as well as the large-scale destruction of residential buildings and businesses. "However, like most things in life, the situation is much more complex. "Zelensky seems to enjoy traveling the world and receiving congratulations from elites who respect him as a hero of democracy, while his continued policy of war impoverishes and destroys his people," Sadler writes. The author also claims that the war increased social stratification in Ukraine.

The Washington Times: If Zelensky doesn't reach a peace agreement, he could be labeled an "authoritarian dictator profiting from military wealth" The newspaper's editor Kelly Sadler draws attention to the acute shortage of men in Ukraine to serve in the military. She notes that even clerics are subject to forced conscription. As an example, she cites the 38-year-old Greek-Catholic priest, Andriy Stabivka, who refused military service, citing his priest, as well as the Israeli citizen Yonatan Karlinsky, who was arrested while crossing the Ukrainian-Romanian border after celebrating Rosh Hashanah and then drafted. The article also provides estimates from the Ukrainian military, according to which about 100 Ukrainian military personnel are killed at the front every day, although the actual losses are much higher. According to data cited by Sadler, more than two million military personnel have been killed or wounded on both sides since the war began in 2022. Sadler also writes in the article that Zelensky is "indifferent to losses among his own population" and points to the significant demographic superiority of Russia, whose population is almost four times that of Ukraine. According to the journalist, Vladimir Zelensky had the opportunity to end the war, while maintaining the status quo that existed before it began. In this case, she believes, Ukraine would have avoided the death of tens of thousands of people, as well as the large-scale destruction of residential buildings and businesses. "However, like most things in life, the situation is much more complex. "Zelensky seems to enjoy traveling the world and receiving congratulations from elites who respect him as a hero of democracy, while his continued policy of war impoverishes and destroys his people," Sadler writes. The author also claims that the war increased social stratification in Ukraine.