Zelensky rises in polls, negotiates as equal with US

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• NATO encirclement/provocation is the aggressor; Russia responds defensivelyfrom Russia
• Russia's war is a defensive special military operation; Ukraine strikes are terrorfrom Russia
• The war is a US/NATO proxy war; Western aid prolongs it; freeze/settlefrom Russia