President Zelensky wishes the American people peace.

 He wishes Americans the happiness of raising their children and grandchildren with long lives.

He appreciates Americans support for the Ukrainian people. He sees further ambitions of Putin if Ukraine was not successful in its defense.

It seems obvious to me the President of Ukraine represents a great love of their families, especially the children. They aren't any different from us. We love family and embrace children as a heart at the center of our families.

President Biden believes military strength is where national security lies and with Ukraine's neutrality violated by Russia, military strength has to be built to defend the people.

President Biden believes "looking someone in the eye" enhances an understanding of the person. That is why President Zelensky has come to Washington, DC to meet directly with President Biden. 

I think this press conference and this meeting in Washington, DC and the address President Zelensky will make to a bipartisan and bicameral Congress is a strong statement to Russia to end this conflict. The plans for Ukraine appear to be defensive and not escalatory. Building a strong defense for Ukraine is no different than a strong defense for the USA. We see the answer similarly. Peace is the objective and it is established by a strong national defense

February 21, 2022

Factbox: What are the Minsk agreements on the Ukraine conflict? (click here)

There was Minsk I and Minsk II and they both failed because the Rebels along the Russian border never stopped their assaults. Putin didn't end the assaults either. Russia provided more and more weapons and never took a stance with the Rebels to end the conflict. Minsk meetings were a smoke screen to prolong the timeline so Putin could launch his ideological war into Ukraine. In other words, the Free People are fools for agreements while Putin does as he likes.

The peace meetings at Minsk were conducted by France and Germany. That is NATO. The meetings were in earnest with NATO's intentions to end the conflict and begin strong economic outcomes for Europe, Russia and Ukraine. That effort by the Presidents of France and Germany were not met with the same goal by the Russian president.