> why volodymyr zelensky may welcome donald trumps victory > a total sell-out of ukraine by mr trump is unlikely, not least because of opinion within his own republican base. he will surely not want to be the author and owner of ukraines defeat. but as a transactional politician, mr trump is likely to demand something in return from ukraine. this might be access to its natural resources, for example.  > amid a breakdown of trust between society, the army and the political leadership, ukraine is struggling to replace battlefield losses with conscription, barely hitting two-thirds of its target. russia, meanwhile, is replacing its losses by recruitment with lucrative contracts, without needing to revert to mass mobilisation. a senior ukrainian military commander admits that there has been a collapse in morale in some of the worst sections of the front. a source in the general staff source suggests that nearly a fifth of soldiers have gone awol from their positions. bargaining > depression > acceptance?  
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