Tell that to the people stuck in Donetsk and Mariupol.
Before the invasion these were thriving cities.
Donetsk had a modern airport, brand new 70,000 seat stadium, new highways being built. That's all been basically frozen in time since 2014 when the Russian and separatist proxy forces took over.
And Mariupol? Well, that place was 90% destroyed after 2022.
You don't know Ukrainians if you honestly think they will be okay surrending vast parts of their land to Russia.
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