It is not only Donbas. We have this about Lugansk:
In truth, during the final signing of the agreement in Minsk, Belarus, the Ukrainian authorities had promised to commit to reforming their Constitution granting autonomy to Lugansk and Donetsk, allowing them to hold local elections in both regions to establish their own independent governments. Yet the Western press calls the Russian action an invasion of Ukrainian territory when Ukraine has refused to honor their word and negotiated in bad faith from the outset.
Europe is working on World War 3. Zelenskyy has no interest in any peace agreement. If he did, people like Boris Johnson (from the UK) show up to put an end to that discussion as he did in the past.
The Neocons like him want war. Trump is looking to back the US out of it, understanding that is where things are heading.
Ukraine cannot win against Russia, that much is clear to most who independently look at the situation.
The history between Ukraine and Russia is long going back to when Stalin created famine in Ukraine by taking all the wheat.
Make no mistake about it, the Ukrainians would create genocide and slaughter every last Ukrainian Russian as they immediately did in Odesa. Now Zelensky is desperate to create World War III all for Ukrainian hatred of Russians no different than the whole issue involving the Serbs v Austrians that started World War I. We are to die and risk nuclear war for Ukraine that has NEVER been anything but deceitful? We are being played for fools.
The Ukraine government has long been one of the most corrupt in the world. Zelenskyy cancelled elections because he knows he would be voted out of office.
NATO is pushing for war with Russia even though the organization is suppose to be for defense.
There are two facts that get overlooked:
The only option would be for Putin to set off a nuke in the EU. It is foolish to think he could launch a non-nuclear attack on Poland, let alone France or Germany.
It seems the US is breaking from the EU (and NATO) on this. Trump wants peace between Russia and Zelenskyy. He ran on that in winning his second term in the White House.
To achieve that, he needs to get Putin to agree. It is evident Russia has the cards since the Ukraine cannot win especially without the support of the US.
My guess is the leaders of the EU and those in NATO thought Trump would blindly support Ukraine with money and weapons, just like Biden did.
Trump is not giving in like that. Hungary has come out against the EU in buildup to war.