Principally, Zelenskyy is more fixated than ever, nudged no doubt by the Europeans, on his conviction that the war is on a razor’s edge and Russia can be defeated. Arguably, even if Washington were to twist Zelenskyy’s arms, he would choose to sit out the Trump presidency, as indeed what the Europeans are doing. Ukraine has been publicly sour on US mediation, which sets up Kyiv and Moscow for an even more protracted war.The EU plans to give €90 billion to Kyiv to keep its head above the waterline. Flushed with funds, Zelenskyy may lose all appetite for negotiations. The...