Ukraine's peace negotiator ex-Israel PM Naftali Bennett stated in his interview clearly that Putin assured that he would not assassinate Zelensky. Putin's a man of his word.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is very rational being the only option left after the violent, CIA-sponsored, removal of Ukraine's democratically elected President Viktor Yanukovych. Who's only crime was being pro-Russia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okQnKQF3FqI

His removal led directly to the Ukraine separation civil war of all the pro-Russia provinces in the East. Provinces Russia is currently in the process of liberating from the NATO-sponsored occupation army.

Most of the world agrees on this except the US-led West. At least Senator Lindsy Grayham was honest about why the West is not supporting peace and keeps fueling the war. > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TRPk3N8FyQ

So no, that fate is ours, the West's. Because the rest of the world has seen us now openly for what we really are: untrustworthy, completely hypocritical, imperial, bullies. Nowhere left for us to hide. It's why Europe must come to its senses, leave NATO and join the BRICS before it's too late and we become the resource-poor back-water of history we once were.