No one told Volodymyr it was going to be hard and last for months, not weeks. The cakewalk turned out into a complete disaster.

Zelensky heeft in Oekraïne een golf van kritiek over zich heen gekregen na een interview waarin hij zei dat hij vorig najaar al `grimmige waarschuwingen' van de VS kreeg over oorlogsdreiging vanuit Rusland, maar deze niet openbaar maakte[_link]

— de Volkskrant (@volkskrant) August 19, 2022

Translation:
Zelensky has faced a wave of criticism in Ukraine after an interview in which he said he received "grim warnings" from the US last fall about the threat of war from Russia, but did not make them public.

He didn't need to, the warnings were all over the Internet for non-censured nations to view. 😂 the downside of an authoritarian state.

Unfortunately real life is not play acting. To start a war is quite easy in comparison to ending war. The harm done is irreparable and hate feeds emotions for decades to come. Stupidity reigns for serving self-interest of states, not "We The People."

Afghanistan - Iraq - Libya - Syria - Ukraine ... none ended well.

'Sapere aude'