Much like their position that Ukraine is perfectly willing to negotiate peace terms, but first Russia has to completely withdraw from Donbass and Crimea. Just a complete disconnect from reality.
"Crimea is a strategically important warm water port and Russia will never relinquish it" might as well be Martian to them. There was a line on the map and that is literally the only consideration that matters. Try to tell them that Crimea wasn't invaded because the entire Black Sea Fleet was already there when the coup government took over is like trying to teach calculus to macaques.
Much like their position that Ukraine is perfectly willing to negotiate peace terms, but first Russia has to completely withdraw from Donbass and Crimea. Just a complete disconnect from reality.
"Just withdraw!"
They're fully entrenched, they're not going to. Now what.
"Crimea is a strategically important warm water port and Russia will never relinquish it" might as well be Martian to them. There was a line on the map and that is literally the only consideration that matters. Try to tell them that Crimea wasn't invaded because the entire Black Sea Fleet was already there when the coup government took over is like trying to teach calculus to macaques.