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Gas transit through Ukraine has been wrought with disagreements since forever

You make your case well. If Ukrainians were human, there would be no need for expense of building nordstream 2.

God I miss the old Internet, when pulling nazi comparisons was considered gauche. Which one is it for you, a nationalistic and antisemitic historical figure, neonazis in the armed forces, or demanding that native speakers of russian also offer services in ukrainian? I’m not aware of Ukraine having ghettos or marks for jews or Russians, much less camps.

Naziism isn't "anti jewish first", it is anti-communist first. The socialism part of nazi is an ultra capitalist definition of trickle down prosperity. Banderites in Ukraine rever their their occupation government which promoted SS divisions, extermination camps, and ethnic massacres as it helped the Germans fight the Soviets. Hatred of Russia defines the anti-soviet explicit nazi history of Ukraine. Niceties such as peaceful independence of Ukraine (under condition of neutrality) get no points for Russia.

demanding that native speakers of russian also offer services in ukrainian?

Apartheid laws in Ukraine are much stricter than this. No Russian language rights at all, and banned cultural access. But nazi battalions shelling eastern Ukraine for 8 years needed intervention stronger than NATO justification in Kosovo, which seemed to be a both sides being assholes problem. The peaceful request for autonomy of Donbas, and Crimean secession were justifiable and necessary responses to official Ukrainian hatred of people of those regions, and State approved Odessa massacre.

Hard to return to the previous normal after seeing someone assaulting your neighbor, no matter how great their cookies are, don’t you think?

The process of stopping lies of demonization towards Russia, and heroism of US is long, especially with how ingrained the citizens programming is, but Trump can make it shorter. Usually after politicians are defeated, exposure of their CIA agency, and how they helped whitewash an evil Ukrainian puppet regime is all a process. Obviously regular direct talks with Russia, makes is easier/quicker to provide impression that it is a lesser enemy than US.

[Every EU leader’s enthusiasm] for a draft to go diminish Russia further

Macron: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/wake-spend-more-defense-macron-162130892.html also "demands volunteers to serve" https://www.euronews.com/2025/01/22/emmanuel-macron-calls-for-young-volunteers-to-reinforce-french-army

Having to respond to this war started by Russia has revealed our weakness, and our inner squabbles don’t help, US has very little to do with it.

US objectives for this war were simply: 1. No Nordstream. Only EU energy subjugation to US. 2. weapons profit grifting. EU purchases and US gifts to Ukraine. 3. Diminish Russia to the last Ukrainian, but hopefully make it last forever/longer than current expectations. That Europeans don't understand this, and European leaders think they can say out loud to make it "to the last European to appease Trump through draft or (mandatory service you prefer)" and impose EU "peacekeepers" on Russia is simply a continuation of the madness of Russia derangement syndrome that Politicians understand/think their population are utterly captured by.