reception of it has been lukewarm to put it mildly. Unimaginative,

scathing and myopic is how I would characterise some of the reactions.

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It’s as if our democratically elected official and institutions do not

have the will or capacity to deal with hard, complex and slow problems.

Problems that require imaginative leadership, commitment and risk are

shunned, in favour of quick fixes, sound bites and pretence. Politics is

a kind of puppet show, when politicians pretend to be solving problems,

and we pretend that the problems are solved, or else were not so

important after all. It’s a sort of self-gaslighting mechanism where

trust in politics and an individual’s sense of agency progressively

erodes with each electoral cycle. This is fine until real, intractable

and existential problems arise, and concrete solutions are required. We

are at such an inflection point and are collectively failing to

recognise that.

Zelensky’s peace plan is a challenge to us, to snap out of our catatonic

societal stupor, and recognise that real problems are existential for

Ukraine’s survival, and ultimately for ours too. His challenge is to

make us realise that there are no easy choices left. Ukraine survives or

it does not. Both scenarios have far-reaching implications and foist

responsibilities on the West. Ukraine’s survival requires a clear

victory, followed by two options. NATO membership immediately, or

adoption of nuclear weapons. It’s clear, stark and imminent. There is no

third option. He does not want to make us uncomfortable but wants to

make us think and act. It’s not working though, judging by the reaction

to his victory and security proposals. Our democratic institutions are

weak and capacity to solve hard problems that require leadership

responses (rather than managerially weighted ones) is much reduced

compared to the 1940s.

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NEWS SOURCES:

https://www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/special-event/conversation-valerii-zaluzhnyi-ukrainian-ambassador-uk

https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/10/16/zelenskyy-unveils-5-point-victory-plan-to-ukrainian-parliament/

https://www.politico.eu/article/volodymyr-zelenskyy-presents-his-victory-plan-to-ukraine-parliament-war-vladimir-putin/

https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-nukes-volodymyr-zelenskyy-war-ukraine-aid-russia/

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USEFUL LINKS:

Vatnik Soup

https://twitter.com/P_Kallioniemi

http://www.medbat.org.ua/en/

Real World News

https://kyivindependent.com/

https://www.kyivpost.com/

https://english.nv.ua/

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/

https://meduza.io/en

https://meduza.io/

https://novayagazeta.eu/

https://www.newsweek.com/topic/russia...

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TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND:

kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and

Przemysl

https://kharpp.com/

Save Ukraine

https://www.saveukraineua.org/

Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas

https://superhumans.com/en/

UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in

Ukraine

https://unbroken.org.ua/

Come Back Alive

https://savelife.in.ua/en/

Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen

https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine

Ukrainian Freedom News

https://www.ukrainianfreedomnews.com/donation/

UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy

https://u24.gov.ua/

Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation

https://prytulafoundation.org

NGO “Herojam Slava”

https://heroiamslava.org/

NOR DOG Animal Rescue

https://www.nor-dog.org/home/

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