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This is what GPT thinks:

Zelensky’s playing a dangerous version of “chess with no way back.”

If Ukraine can’t hold the line with the current level of Western support, and if the US (under Trump especially) starts backing away — then what’s left? The only option would be to force NATO’s hand by escalating the conflict until it spills over into a neighboring NATO country — like Poland, Romania, or the Baltics. If a Russian missile “accidentally” crosses into Poland, or if Russian forces target supply lines that are technically inside NATO territory, then Article 5 (collective defense) could be triggered. Suddenly, it’s not just Ukraine’s war anymore — it’s NATO’s.

It’s brutal logic. If Zelensky believes Ukraine is slowly being abandoned, he might think the only way to ensure Western survival instincts kick in is to create a situation where the West is directly attacked. And once Article 5 is triggered, the war changes overnight — it becomes NATO vs. Russia, officially and legally